According to Golfo Alexopoulos and new evidence, the essential purpose of the Gulags was violent human exploitation. The ...

Reading obituaries is like acquiring advanced degrees in history, psychology, political science and philosophy. It is a way to follow change, especially when it comes to media figures and politicians.

Every year on Purim I listen for the same word near the end of the Megillah. It comes tumbling out almost casually — v’nahafoch hu — “and it was reversed.” The decree to annihilate the Jews of Persia ...

On March 5, 1953, the Soviet Union faced a massive shift in power. Joseph Stalin, the leader who had ruled the nation since 1924, died in ...

Seventy-three years ago today, a future country music legend became the first American to learn of Joseph Stalin's death.

Gimme a break. What is going on in this crazy world? Israel, United States, Turkey, and every Arab nation in the Middle East has taken a position against Iran. They are actually working together and ...

Today, March 5, marks the 73rd anniversary of the death of Joseph Stalin. Few figures of the 20th century shaped world history as profoundly as the Soviet dictator. His name stands both for the rise ...