May 9, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the most important and ...

An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Soviet Union (USSR) allegedly still exists from a legal ...

One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia's Tommy Cash. It mocks ...

Composed by Kalyanji-Anandji with lyrics by Anjaan, the soundtrack is timeless. Prakash Mehra himself penned the lyrics of ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’, which Rekha performs in her brothel. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ...

The writing, lyrics, and original meaning of “Back ... returns home to the Soviet Union and indulges in those most Russian of pleasantries: the icily beautiful landscape, and the warmth and ...

John Odling-Smee’s book describes the transformation of planned economies after the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. The author is a retired economist who from 1992 to 2003 headed the IMF team ...

Department of Defense The Soviet Union sent the battlecruiser Kirov to the vicinity of K-219’s sinking, but even the Soviet Navy could not maintain vigil over the site indefinitely.

Laurent Rebours/AP Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union before it dissolved. He ruled as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 and was the ...

In 2003, he issued a modification of the Soviet Union’s state anthem into Russia’s new national anthem, with only minor changes to the lyrics and the same melody. In 2005, Putin called the ...

The group's first album skyrocketed on the music charts across the Soviet Union. Their style was a mix of Western disco pop music and plain lyrics sung by teenagers with jazzy voices. Their best ...