USSR

Putin proposes setting up `Eurasian Union`

Putin has proposed forming a Eurasian Union of former Soviet nations saying the bloc could become a ...

Russia uneasily remembers USSR coup, 20 years on

Mikhail Gorbachev remains a marginal figure in modern-day Russia.

`2010 might see Russia`s resurgence as major power`

US` pre-occupation with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has given Russia space to spread its influence ...