MISOV, Czech Republic (Reuters) - A former secret Soviet nuclear warhead shelter in the Czech Republic is being turned into a museum inviting visitors to learn about the Cold War atomic race.Full story
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's parliament on Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Vlad Filat's government after weeks of feuding within the three-party pro-Europe coalition which has governed the former Soviet republic for more than three years. Full story
An electrician by trade, Lech Walesa formed the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. As president of Poland, he oversaw the country's post-communist transformation.
October 22, 1962: President John F. Kennedy addressed the American people on the Soviet arms buildup in Cuba.
A boy wearing a wartime Soviet side-cap salutes near the 'Mother of the Motherland' monument at a World War Two memorial in Kiev May 9, 2013. Ukraine commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVER
World War Two veteran Pavel Ryzhkovsky, 91, walks with Soviet army veteran Vitaly Epimakhov during Victory Day celebrations in the town of Molodechno, some 60 km northwest of Minsk May 9, 2013. Belarus commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. REU
World War Two veteran Vladimir Klemiaka, 94, speaks with a Soviet army veteran during Victory Day celebrations in the town of Molodechno, some 60 km northwest of Minsk May 9, 2013. Belarus commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. REUTERS/Vasily F
A Belarussian veteran of the Soviet army doffs his cap as he greets World War Two veterans during Victory Day celebrations in the town of Molodechno, some 60 km northwest of Minsk May 9, 2013. Belarus commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. REUT
