Writing for CNN.com, George Soros, philanthropist and financier, traces the roots of his nonprofit Open Society efforts in Central and Eastern Europe and their impact on the collapse of communism ...

Endless blackouts, empty shelves and crumbling streets - this is the grim reality faced by millions of Cubans as the once-prospering Caribbean nation teeters on the brink of collapse. As the US ...

Beginning in the fall of 2026, all Florida middle and high school students will be required to take a yearly social studies ...

MOSCOW — Russia marked 10 years without Communist rule Sunday with a sparsely attended rally and an absent president, underscoring the profound changes in public mood a decade after it began its ...

From Eastern Europe to the Middle East, Mark Patinkin has witnessed what led to the collapse of certain nations.

The fall of the Berlin Wall heralded not only the collapse of communism in Europe, but also the destruction of a broader – and far more constructive – social-democratic compact. To prevent a return to ...

It is official now: as of 1 January, being a Communist in Czechia can make you a criminal, carrying a prison sentence of up to five years. With a recent amendment to the Criminal Code, the state has ...

Poland's economy has been transformed dramatically since the fall of communism in 1989. Once struggling, it is now one of ...