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Vladimir Putin says Russia 'not striving' for return of Soviet Union

"The USSR is no more. We can't bring the past back. And Russia doesn't need it anymore. We are not striving towards that," Putin said.

In Pics | The era of Mikhail Gorbachev, a Soviet reformist who put an end to Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev's political career started declining before the Soviet Union fell apart partly because the low oil prices were worsened by the already weak centrally planned economy that affected the population of the country

Another really tall structure was razed thousands of km away from Noida 3 days ago | Watch

The 80-metre (260 feet) concrete column was made up of five spires with three Soviet stars at the top and it stood between two groups of statues...

'Mother Heroine': Putin offers Rs 13 lakh to women for bearing 10 kids to repopulate Russia

The mothers would still qualify for the award if they lose any of their kids in battle or as a result of a terrorist activity or emergency situation, Vladimir Putin's decree stated.

Wars involving Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union

From Chechnya to Syria, via Ukraine, the Russia of Vladimir Putin has been involved in a string of wars since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Here is a recap.

Born in Soviet exile, they might die in a Russian one

The Russian state recognizes that terrible crimes were committed under Stalin, but dealing with them has become increasingly difficult as the Kremlin seeks to focus attention on Russia’s past glories rather than its pain

Decades-old Soviet studies hint at coronavirus strategy

A married pair of virologists in Moscow tested a vaccine on their own children in the 1950s. Now, a side effect they found is sparking new hope for a defense against the coronavirus.

This day, that year: Ab ki baar Modi sarkar

Let's go back in time and see what else happened on this day in history.

US Fed to be hawkish; RBI may cut rates: Geosphere

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Arvind Sanger of Geosphere Capital Management said that demonetisation has been carried out in socialist economies like the North Korea and former Soviet Union in the past.

IEA sees US oil output collapsing next year on low prices

The IEA, which advises the world's biggest economies on energy policy, said global oil demand was poised to climb to a five-year high this year thanks to lower prices.

Central Asia's battleground: Who's winning?

Beijing and Moscow are competing for influence and profits in Central Asia, invoking a centuries-old battle for the energy-rich area, but political pundits are at odds as to who's winning so far.

European development bank inks pact with CII

EBRD Vice-President Phil Bennett and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Director-General Chandrajit Banerjee signed an agreement to this effect today, the bank said in a statement issued from London.

Is new jihad strategy to hold territory, recruit globally?

Despite alleged differences between various fundamentalist groups like ISIS, al-Qaeda or Boko Haram in Nigeria, they are all united on one issue: that the world must be ruled by Islam. Which brand of Islam must prevail will be settled later – equally murderously.

Factbox: What is Crimea and why does it matter?

Crimea accounts for 3 percent of Ukraine's GDP, with 60 percent of its own output made up by services. The land is intensely farmed, with wheat, corn and sunflowers as main crops.

Turmoil in Ukraine to impact Indian exports: EEPC

The commerce ministry along with different chambers has planned to organise 14 India shows in the next 14 months in key countries of CIS to regain significant trade ground in the former member states of the erstwhile USSR.

Is this the only way out of EM's rut?

Since the 1980s, emerging markets have opened up to investment from the rest of the world. The combination of China`s reforms under Deng, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of dictatorships in Latin America, meant a raft of enactments of new investment-friendly legislation.

China to test superpower claims on foreign soil

China's Olympic athletes march into London with little swagger as they renew their battle for supremacy with the United States.

Book Talk: Hitler's rise through American eyes

Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany is among the most written-about topics in modern history. But Andrew Nagorski, who for more than three decades was a foreign correspondent and editor for Newsweek magazine, explores a unique angle to the story in his new book: How did Americans living in Germany view Hitler and the Nazis' rise?

Little hope seen of Taliban settlement before 2014

When the Russians pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989, they left behind a government in Kabul which outlasted the Soviet Union, kept Islamist insurgents at bay, and collapsed only after the money ran out.

Pak, Russia in talks on militancy, nuclear proliferation

Pakistan and Russia were looking for ways to tackle Islamist militancy and nuclear proliferation at talks on Monday aimed at overcoming decades of distrust between the two countries on opposite sides of the Cold War.