This video examines the First Soviet Five-Year Plan, launched in 1928 under Joseph Stalin to transform the USSR from a rural society into an industrial power. We explore how rapid industrialization, ...

On his deathbed, Lenin attempted to ensure unified leadership within his party. After his death in 1924, Lev Trotsky, his most trusted follower, was disposed of by Stalin, who eventually forced him ...

Health spas have long made fantastical claims for their curative benefits, but Tskaltubo’s “Waters of Immortality” must ...

What Putin is aiming for is the restoration of Russia as an imperial power. He said as much in his comments to Russian entrepreneurs at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in June 2022.