When Prime Minister Narendra Modi touches down in Washington for his US visit, he will stay at Blair House, known as the US ...

As Trump surrounds himself with tech billionaires, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist David Hoffman about Russia's ...

PM Modi is all set to arrive in Washington D, US amid tariff and immigration disputes. He will be staying at the historic ...

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 ...

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

Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...

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

T he grocery store that former Russian President Boris Yeltsin once visited during his trip to Houston in 1989 is now closed for good. The Food Town in Webster, formally a Randall's when Yeltsin ...

Following a pact hatched in Davos, they intervened heavily to help secure the re-election of president Boris Yeltsin in 1996. That led to what was called the semibankirshchina — or rule of the ...

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 ...