What did urban design look like in a socialist society? This video breaks down Soviet city planning, from standardized housing and communal spaces to self-contained microdistricts. Learn how ...

Most Americans probably think of Soviet design as dreary and bland, ... "Russians abroad had a reputation for shorting out whole city blocks by plugging these babies into 110-volt sockets.

A new book explores the legacy of an often-overlooked architectural style born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital. Tashkent’s 1974 Hotel Uzbekistan is among the remaining examples of Soviet ...

Soviet authorities made a decision to close Gorky in 1959, after a mere 245 foreigners, mostly from Western countries, had visited the city in 1957. The Soviet special services believed that most ...

Ikea’s Web App Brings Interior Design to Soviet-Era Apartments The retailer is driving sales in Russia using a service that lets users customize their cookie-cutter dwellings. Facebook ...

Veterans in the Russian city of Perm are unlikely to forget this year's 65th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany. A wall calendar meant to honor Soviet war veterans ahead of the ...

The Battle of Stalingrad, with its five months of fierce fighting, began exactly 80 years ago, on Aug. 23, 1942. An estimated 750,000 Soviets died defending the city, delivering an enormous blow ...