If the distinguished Soviet literary scholar Olga Freidenberg is known at all in the West, it is for her 45-year correspondence with her beloved first cousin, the novelist and poet Boris Pasternak.

In 1941, as Operation Barbarossa pushed deep into Soviet Union territory, the rapid German advance created one of the most dangerous moments of the war for Soviet leadership. With cities under threat ...

Moscow metro unveils new Stalin monument Some Russians say it's important to remember Stalin Critics say his victims should be honoured instead MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - A monument to Soviet dictator ...