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Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has attempted to expand its influence in the region – with mixed results.

In his later years, Ioseb Jughashvili, or Joseph Stalin, the self-styled “Man of Steel,” was a physical wreck. Myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease, rendered lame his left hand. Rheumatoid ...

He wrote more than 30 novels, including an acclaimed series about Russian detective Arkady Renko. The first volume, "Gorky Park," was made into a 1983 film.

NEW YORK — Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82.

Newly released documents confirm that an agent in Miami oversaw a Cuban student group that interacted with Oswald in the ...

The 1980s witnessed mass demonstrations demanding a nuclear freeze. Today, the threat of nuclear war is beginning to enter ...

The federal government gutting university research funding reverses tradition that has served the U.S. well since World War ...

Less than six months into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration’s foreign policy has generated ...

Martin Cruz Smith, renowned author of the Arkady Renko series, passed away at 82. Known for his novel "Gorky Park," he captivated readers with thrilling narratives set in Soviet Russia. His final ...

Contemporary artists are co-opting the visual tropes of romantic rural scenes and bringing them to uncanny new ends in the ...