President Vladimir V. Putin calls the end of the Soviet Union a “genuine tragedy” for Russia, and he blamed Mikhail S. Gorbachev for bending to the demands of a treacherous and duplicitous West.

The novelist Thomas Mallon's journals reveal a side of the '80s that the standard gay histories—and standard conservative ...

President Donald Trump confirmed that the three sites were completely destroyed by Saturday night by six bunker-buster bombs and 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Ro Reddick’s music-infused comedy, set during the Cold War, finishes this year’s edition of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks ...

President Donald Trump delivered a positive step on Iran for the U.S. and the rest of the world, Winston writes. So why ...

"There are so many people and institutions that come to mind for their role in the success we celebrate tonight," President Ronald Reagan said at the 1981 Conservative Political Action Conference ...

The total military stockpiles of the nine nations that currently possess nuclear warheads are: Russia (4,309), United States ...

From Gothic castles and creaking mansions to centuries-old graveyards that terrify after dark, the world is filled with places that go bump in the night.

How much worse will it get? In the U.S., we see a freely elected president assault domestic institutions that are meant to restrict his power—from judges and reporters to governors and mayors. The ...

Time heals all wounds, it is said, and that certainly is the case in Russia. Moscow has unveiled a new statue of Joseph ...

"If you’re thinking the Democrats’ job now is to come up with some new policies that appeal to the working class, you are thinking too small. This is not about policies," Brooks writes.

When Ronald Reagan left the White House in 1989 he did so as the most popular US president since Eisenhower and the most influential president since F D Roosevelt.