The Soviet Army, with its enormous size and power, was the largest and most formidable military force in history. Between ...

Explore the Cold War period, one of the most significant and tense times in modern history. Unlike traditional wars fought ...

The MiG-15 is one of the oldest and most successful aircraft produced by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The MiG-15 introduced swept wings for the first time for the Soviets, enabling the ...

Born in the village of Privolnoye, Gorbachev grew up a committed communist during World War II. He wound up winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for helping end the Cold War.

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Soviet leader who knocked down the walls between East and West, dies at 91.

During the Cold War, the threat of nuclear Armageddon was an everyday fear. By the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev was reforming the Soviet Union as they faced economic problems and individual countries ...