Russia was a part of the Soviet Union. The communist government owned the country's diverse economic assets, controlled the labor force and allocated all resources. It was a command economic system.

A voodoo shaman in Poland under the communist regime, a Russian teenager living in a garbage dump, a priest who performs exorcisms: these are just a few of the characters you’ll encounter if you step ...

He saw crowds take control as communist power collapsed ... Putin's career and behaviour today - his determination to restore Russian power, his fear of demonstrations, his sense of the power ...