Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., twice a survivor of poisoning attempts he blames on Kremlin, convicted by court following speech in Arizona denouncing Ukraine invasion

In his award-winning book, Prof. Sasha Senderovich mixes a rich, centuries-old body of Yiddish folklore with early 20th-century events to define a notoriously nebulous Jewish group

Born in 1929 in the shtetl of Janova, an almost entirely Jewish village just north of Kaunas, the writer and his family escaped the Holocaust in Soviet-controlled Central Asia

'Let’s not bother with those who shoot at Hungary from the shadows or from the heights of Brussels,' Hungarian PM says at event to mark anti-communist uprising

Hundreds say farewell to the Soviet Union's last leader at Moscow ceremony that the Kremlin refused to declare a state funeral

Decision to skip official event reflects Kremlin’s ambivalence about legacy of leader who ended Cold War but led to 1991 Soviet collapse, plunging millions into poverty

Leaders across West remember Soviet Union's last head as pioneer who ended the Cold War; Putin offers 'condolences' but limited praise

Former leader credited as driving force behind dismantling of Soviet Union; Zelensky hails ability to reach out to ordinary Ukrainians during troubling times

Dmitry Bogolyubov's 'Town of Glory' depicts town of Yelnya as representative of fanatical militarism fueling Russians' strong support for brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine

Unlike the 'outpouring of aid and invitations to resettle' Ukrainian refugees, historian David Nasaw's new book charts duel-loyalty paranoia, use of Jews as pawns in the Cold War