When he became acting president of Russia on the last day of the 20th Century, the former spy was an enigma to many. Who is ...

Putin has approved an expansion of military-patriotic educational programs as part of his "Year of the Defender of the Fatherland" policies and to this end, he said that the year will honor current ...

Published on this day in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" drew on Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a ...

The soldiers of the "Polar Bear Expedition" fought against Bolshevik forces inside Russia at the end of 1918, even as World ...

Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing fighting, Russia has lost many modern military tanks from its current ...

To mark 25 years of Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Russia expert Keir Giles of Chatham House about three key moments in which Putin has exerted power.

The track record tells you what Moscow’s word is worth on the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war ...

Ukraine has made history by downing a Russian helicopter with a naval drone for the first time, shifting the landscape of the war.

Far from their homes in one of the world’s most isolated and secretive states, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers find ...