And seven of them became prominent businessmen by glomming on to these big valuable assets." In 1996, when Russian President ...

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has been struggling recently. A lack of achievements led to the departure of its head, ...

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.

When Vladimir Putin took over the Russian presidency from Boris Yeltsin 25 years ago, on New Year’s Eve 1999, he was seen as a man with whom Washington could do business. President Bill Clinton ...

The West may like to convince itself that it is, in the words of one American diplomat, ‘strangling the Russian foreign ...

In today’s increasingly repressive environment, gay club owners have tried various strategies to survive. Some have even ...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday gave the green light to investment bank Goldman Sachs to offload its ...

Under the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, in the 1990s, a group of snake oil salesmen and scam artists swooped in to take advantage of the opening that "shock therapy" provided and ...

This rapprochement saw Russia supply two reactors to the Bushehr nuclear power station. When Vladimir Putin succeeded Boris Yeltsin, his commitment to revitalizing relations with Tehran was ...

This past New Year’s Eve marked 25 years since Boris Yeltsin resigned as president of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin, then prime minister, stepped into the position on an acting basis ...

In 1996, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin stood for reelection, the oligarchs feared victory by a Communist candidate who might have undermined their position. "So they rallied behind Yeltsin ...