Soviet Union | Euronews

English Newsletters Events Podcasts Videos Africanews Search

Destinations

I didn’t know what to expect from Warsaw. Now it’s my favourite city

Struggling to decide on your next city break? Here’s why it should be Warsaw.

Georgia

Protests after activist defaces icon of Stalin in Georgia

Controversy was sparked by an online video showing paint splattered on an icon of the former Soviet leader in Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Russia

Euroviews. The ultimate short guide on living (and surviving) under Putin

Leave, and if you haven’t yet, make plans to do so. In Russia, all of the previously eroded freedoms are now completely gone, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

Italy

Losing my religion: More people across Europe have little or no belief

In Italy, the cradle of Catholicism, new research suggests that only 19% of citizens attend services at least weekly, while 31% never attend at all - and it's a trend already growing in some European nations.

ADVERTISEMENT

Mobility

The high-speed rail project cutting Baltic states' ties with Russia

Rail Baltica is connecting the Baltics to Europe’s rail network, another sign of how the Baltics have swung away from Russia to the West.

Culture news

Hammer and sickle removed from Kyiv's Soviet-era Motherland Monument

Workers remove a hammer and sickle from a gigantic sculptural figure that watches over the Ukrainian capital, as part of a campaign to remove Soviet symbols which has ramped up since Russia invaded last year.

Ukraine

Europe is recognising Ukraine's Soviet famine as genocide. Why now?

Several European countries have called the Holodomor, a Soviet-era famine that killed millions in Ukraine, a genocide. Why is this important? And why now?

Russia

Support for Russia plummets in post-Soviet states

Approval of Russia has plunged in neighbouring countries, who are wary of a bullish Moscow which has lost its traditional role as a regional power broker.

China

Xi hosts Central Asian leaders as China looks to expand reach eastward

China's trade with Central Asian countries reached €64 billion in 2022 and rose by 22 per cent in the first quarter of this year.

No Comment

Putin and heads of post-Soviet nations lay wreaths on Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin and six heads of post-Soviet nations took part in Moscow's Victory Day celebrations.

Lithuania

Euroviews. View Q&A: Lithuania led the way in struggle for freedom from Moscow

Today, countries like the Baltic states, Ukraine, and Poland threaten the likes of Putin because their progress makes people realise that there's an alternative to the kleptocratic regime in Moscow, Saul Anuzis told Euronews.

No Comment

Watch: Ukraine’s army still relies on Soviet-era tanks

Many of Ukraine's tanks are old Soviet models like the T-64 and due to the stresses of war, it's becoming increasingly hard to maintain them.

Lithuania

Row breaks out as Vilnius tears down Stalin-era WW2 memorial

Critics of the move say it will hand Putin a propaganda victory. Local authorities describe the monument as a painful reminder of the Soviet occupation.

Euronews Witness

Soviet-era monuments in Latvia: Should they stay, or should they go?

A debate is raging in Latvia following a law allowing the demolition of Soviet-era monuments. Do they represent political propaganda or sites of historical importance?

World News

Controversy as Latvia tears down Soviet-era monuments

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Latvia has adopted laws to dismantle Soviet monuments but some argue this is erasing history.

No Comment

Poland rids itself of four communist-era monuments

Four concrete monuments have been dismantled in Poland in a renewed drive to remove symbols of Moscow’s post-World War II domination

Poland

Poland removes four Soviet-era monuments amid Ukraine war

Warsaw says the move emphasises its disapproval of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Culture news

Latvia's Centre for Contemporary Art is supporting a revolution

What role does art have in defending free speech and freedom of expression? Latvia's Survival Kit, the largest contemporary art show in the Baltics, explores that question through speech and sound.

Culture news

The "Queen of Soviet pop" protesting against Russia's war on Ukraine

At 73-years-old, Alla Pugacheva, dubbed the ‘Queen of Soviet pop music’, is arguably one of Russia's most famous singers with a career spanning over five decades

Culture news

Poland wants Russia to return artwork looted by Red Army

The country lost an estimated 50 per cent of museum collections during the Nazi and Soviet occupations.