Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The remaining 12 countries that were to participate in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continued to use the Soviet ruble, and had to follow Russia's lead in January ... was unprecedented.

As the war in Ukraine rages, Germany and the Baltic states have warned Vladimir Putin's aggression could spread in Europe.

authoritative and distinctive overviews of the post-Soviet space. By providing parallel histories of the fifteen successor states, interspersed with thematic studies, the series will explore both the ...

Russia and Ukraine were part of the 15 Soviet republics that made up the Soviet Union. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine declared independence on August 24. The map below ...

The map shows Eastern Europe would be devastated with missiles landing across the region and even into Germany. The map only ...