Former Soviet Union
New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says
Plans call for the new two-stage rocket, capable of placing payloads of up to 17 metric tonnes in orbit, to be used in place of Zenit rockets.
Miracle in Sinaia: Israeli underdogs break Soviet chess dominance in 1965
Radiation still seeping from Soviet‑era titanium nuclear attack sub
Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93
Protest in Georgian capital amid anger over 'desecration' of Stalin icon
A side panel of the icon includes a depiction of the Georgian-born Stalin - an avowed atheist who violently repressed religion across the Soviet Union - being blessed by St Matrona of Moscow.
Wars in Israel, Ukraine take center stage in Israel for Jews rooted in former USSR
Since its creation in 2005, Limmud FSU has held nearly 90 festivals worldwide, drawing over 80,000 participants.
Soviet Jewry's unsung heroes - opinion
Rabbi Jonathan Porath is well-known within his activist and conservative circles. For most of us, however, he is an unsung hero of the movement to liberate Soviet Jewry.
What historical events occurred due to hijacking of Soviet Plane in 1970?
As history has shown, the position of informal organizations actually met the interests of the whole world.
Yom Kippur War: The Middle East Armageddon's uncounted victims - comment
MIDDLE ISRAEL: The 50-year-old Yom Kippur War’s list of casualties should include the lira, the kibbutz, and the Soviet Union.
US revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China
The revival of the multibillion-dollar effort, known as the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS), comes as China has ramped up military exercises around Taiwan.
Russia's Medvedev hints at future Russian invasion of Georgia
"The idea of joining Russia is still popular in Abkhazia and South Ossetia," Medvedev, a former Russian president, wrote in an article.
Ukraine gets rid of Soviet symbols on Motherland monument in Kyiv
The move has its roots in a movement to “decommunize” - or shed memories of the former Soviet Union - which Ukraine has stepped up since Russia's all-out invasion last year.
Israel must immediately bring more olim from the former Soviet Union - opinion
The system of making Aliyah must be immediately changed, adapted, and streamlined, as it was in the 1980s.
British World War II planes discovered in Ukraine
In total, 3000 models of the plane had been sent to help the USSR fight off the Nazis from 1941 until 1944.
