Recent arrests and prosecutions pile on the pressure as authorities cement a cultural agenda centred on promoting ...

On December 31, 1999, in a surprise address to the nation, Russian President Boris Yeltsin (right) announced his resignation and made Vladimir Putin, the prime minister he appointed four months ...

In this video, we uncover the reasons behind the pipe cutting at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a decision that has puzzled many. Delving into the technical and safety aspects, we explain why this ...

Russia's foreign minister from 1990 to 1996 under Boris Yeltsin, about the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Kozyrev, who lives in the US, lamented the slowness of sanctions on Presdient Vladimir ...

The film is based on real tragedies which happened during the Chernobyl disaster but the director's intended emotional impact on viewers seems to have failed. Chernobyl 1986, also known as ...

Ukraine destroyed Russian strategic bombers in a mass drone attack on airfields deep inside Moscow’s territory. The operation, carried out by Ukraine’s security service (SBU), targeted four airfields ...

After the liquidation of the Soviet Union in 1991, under President Boris Yeltsin, military parades and festive events began to play the role of a well-orchestrated ideological avalanche aimed at ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has outlined the scale of the damage caused by a drone strike and subsequent fires to the giant shelter built over the ruins of Chernobyl's unit 4. Hundreds of ...

Based on heart-wrenching real-life occurrences of the Chernobyl disaster, Chernobyl 1986, also called Chernobyl: Abyss, hasn't quite hit the mark with audiences according to director Danila Kozlovsky.

The disaster film, which is based on the real-life Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986, was released by Russian production company Central Partnership in April 2021. A few months later Netflix ...

Former President Boris Yeltsin chose a melody by the 19th century composer Mikhail Glinka as the post-Soviet anthem, but the hymn never caught on. Lawmakers could never agree on words.