Discover Harry Dexter White's role in shaping the postwar global economy through the Bretton Woods Agreement and the ...

Speaking at Davos, Radoslaw Sikorski said Putin was overspending on the military and bankrupting Russia. "He was very insistent that this mistake should not be repeated. And he's doing exactly that," ...

In Russia, the tradition of making fun of Soviet economic planning is almost as old as attempts to improve the economic system. “What would happen if socialism were built in the Sahara?” an old joke ...

Next December will mark the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On December 25, in a nationally televised speech USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned and declared his office ...

The published figures of the new Soviet Five Year Plan attracted wide attention in the world press. This is understandable. Implementation of the plan will result in an increase in Soviet economic and ...

With economic sanctions unfolding against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, it’s useful to recall one of the climactic moments near the end of the Cold War — the dramatic weekend summit between ...