Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid ...

A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy” is to take a rambling ride — or a crash course if this is ...

Stalin wasn’t known for friendship, so the mysterious death of his closest ally raised instant suspicion. Official reports told one story; whispers inside the Kremlin suggested another. From ...

Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned Thursday that history could ...

Since then, Hollywood has provided some brilliant laugh riots. Some films focus on friendships, others on hilarious ...

Anthony Hopkins talks about his memoir, recalling when he was sure Laurence Olivier would end his career and why he gives ...

The industrial town of Victoria was once home to the pride of Nicolae Ceausescu's heavy industry, now the factory stands ...

Diane Keaton's cause of death has reportedly been released days after news of her death became public. The 79-year-old Hollywood staple died Oct. 11 from pneumonia, her family said in a statement to ...

Josef Stalin’s legendary 102-year-old doppelgänger body double, Felix Dadaev, who impersonated the Soviet leader in parades, ...

Sheila Fitzpatrick offers a concise account of Joseph Stalin’s rise to supreme power, his tyrannical rule, the black comedy surrounding his death, and his legacy in modern Russia.