And this time, I don’t think Putin is going anywhere. As they say, history doesn’t repeat, but sometimes it rhymes.

Everyone knows presidents have larger-than-life size egos. It goes with the job. But changes on the official White House website reveal that we've never had a self-regarding narcissist quite like the oval Office's current occupant.

"They do that because they were born that way."

If you say that about homosexuals, you are tolerant and realistic. If you say it about blacks, you are racist (unless you're black yourself). If you say it about women, you may or may not be sexist, depending on who is manning...

The fact that Vladimir Putin and his colleagues have chosen to celebrate Stalinist imperialism tells us a good deal about their vision of their country's future.

The Stalin archives, collections of the Soviet dictator’s personal papers and library, recently opened to Yale University Press, provide new insight into the psyche of the man who orchestrated some of the most terrible events of the twentieth century—and whose legacy is being rehabilitated today in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

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The cult of Joseph Stalin, once worshipped as a near deity but later reviled as one of history's worst monsters, is enjoying a revival across Russia and beyond.

Robert Conquest has made an exceptional contribution to the world’s understanding of Soviet and other communist political systems. His work today continues to illuminate their origins, character, and institutional and moral failures. Conquest’s numerous studies also shed light on political violence and repression under various social and historical conditions. His...