Frankel was The New York Times' executive editor from 1986 to 1994. He remained with the newspaper for nearly half a century, ...

Russian-British historian Sergey Radchenko talks to Al Jazeera about Moscow’s desire for status on the world stage.

A veteran correspondent’s memoir reveals the humanity and misjudgment of the Soviet leader who sparked the Cuban Missile ...

Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Nikita-in-Hollywood.html As part of a diplomatic mission, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev traveled ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Nancy Binay and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro raised concerns over the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) order for the developer of ...

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev launched his effort to dismantle Stalin’s dictatorship, which removed “the heavy blanket of fear” among Russians. He “scrapped” Stalin’s belief in the ...

October 16, 1953 – Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison. May 15, 1955 – Fidel and Raul Castro are released as part of a general amnesty for political prisoners. They go into exile in Mexico.

This book is no exception. But it in no way clarifies Nikita Khrushchev’s motives for putting the missiles in Cuba. It might seem logical to think that, since we are dealing with a crisis concerning ...

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Oscar-nominated documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” examines the rise to power and 1962 assassination of Patrice Lumumba.

The trend continued for several years and East German officials pressed Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev for ideas. Khrushchev did not want to provoke the Western powers and toyed with the idea of ...