After Mr. Gorbachev announced the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Mr. Yeltsin became the first president of the new Russian Federation. A Russian woman near a vandalized emblem of Communism ...

Another emblem of the Stalin years is the Moscow ... Despite the image we have of the Soviet Union as a grim totalitarian state, people found ways to have happy, fulfilling lives.

After removal, the emblem will be stored by the Tallinn City Museum ... Estonia was twice occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940-1941 and 1945-1991.

A 2.5-tonne concrete Soviet emblem has been removed from the roof of the Russian ... Estonia was twice occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940-1941 and 1945-1991.