Compared with the rest of the former Soviet states, Ukraine's economy is barely inching by. Russia's, meanwhile, has grown 246% in less than 20 years.

The taxation of oil and gas production and consumption has become an important fiscal issue in most countries of the former Soviet Union. How can these countries modify the taxation of their energy ...

Here are some details on how the Soviet Union, and later Russia, developed relations with African countries. The first political communication between Russia and African countries dates back to ...