The Soviet system trembled the moment Stalin died. His sudden death in March 1953 unleashed fear, rivalries, and secret maneuvering among Beria, Khrushchev, and the party elite. This episode examines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plaque in Russia commemorates the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, whose leaders were executed in August 1952. Adam Baker/Flickr ...

A timeline of Stalin's life, the man that oversaw the war machine that helped defeat Nazism and who was the supreme ruler of ...

Here we trace how, only eleven years into Soviet rule, Hungary’s brief hope after Stalin’s death ignites into demands for reform, free speech, and withdrawal of Soviet troops. Students mass in ...