Russians now recognize (and criticize) the early and mid-1980s as the period of zastoy (stagnation). But after several high-growth (i.e., high-oil price) years, Russia seems to be winding up in a ...

Russian forces have been repeatedly spotted using outdated tank rounds, including the 3BM42 "Mango" shell from the Cold War era. This episode breaks down why newer ammunition isn't being deployed, ...

As the Soviet system disintegrated, the Russian president was a young KGB agent serving in an isolated part of East Germany. Here's how the experience would shape him -- and his country.

Filming a portal to 1980s Russia by Andrew Murray, producer Though Svalbard belongs to Norway today, in the past, many nations vied for its rich mineral wealth.

In 2002, Buran's storage hangar collapsed during a storm, killing eight workers and destroying the shuttle. 3 Firefighters dwarfed by a blaze on the coast of Russia's oil-rich Caspian Sea in 1980.

Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the start of the 1980s.

To say Obama has been naïve regarding Russia is an understatement. In a 2012 conversation with then Russian President Medvedev, he was caught saying the following on a “hot” microphone: Obama ...

Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the start of the 1980s.