Soviet New Years, a ritual that survived the country’s dissolution, may be in danger of slipping away.

In August 1991, the Soviet empire collapsed. Yet this colossus seemed indestructible: its power had towered over the world for nearly a century. But a collapsed economy, reforms too late to avoid ...

BERLIN — The passing of Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to Communist-ruled European nations, was mourned Wednesday as a rare ...