Today’s Russia is not the Soviet Union. Its economy is far more vulnerable to Western sanctions, and the United States and its allies, whatever their internal troubles, remain capable of doing ...

Nearly two years into an invasion with increasingly vague goals, recent photos show symbols from Russia’s Soviet past becoming increasingly mainstreamed as a rallying point for Russian troops.

In Soviet Russia, the five-pointed star symbolized the protection of peacetime labor by the Red Army (again, like in Ancient Rome, where Mars was also the protector of the agricultural workers).

Soviet World War II victory flags are appearing Ukrainian areas Russia has seized, CNN reported. Russia is preparing for its May 9 "Victory Day" — the anniversary of Nazis' World War II surrender.

Poland's public broadcaster has apologized for showing the Soviet flag on one of its newscasts giving the result of the Euro 2012 co-host's match with Russia this week.

Heavily armed Russian troops have been filmed parading a Soviet Union flag as dozens of tanks and armored vehicles allegedly rolled through war-torn Ukraine.

The past seems to be present as new footage shows a Russian armored personnel carrier flying the red banner of the Soviet Union into Ukraine.

This file photo shows marchers bearing the Soviet Union-era World War Two victory flag during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2015. -/AFP via Getty Images ...

To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin cloaks himself as the bearer of all sorts of mythic, historical legacies that stretch back beyond the Soviet era.

Russia’s domination of Central Asia and the Caucasus region is unraveling as the Kremlin focuses on the war in Ukraine — and border violence is flaring.

Following Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, Kiev passed a law to rename places that honor the Soviet Union—a move that many other ex-communist states have taken.