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Discover how the now-defunct Soviet economic system affected domestic consumer goods markets. Learn more about how the Soviet government produced goods for consumers.

After World War II, Germany was in ruins. Learn about the country's quick rise to the third strongest economy in the world.

"Guns and Butter" describes the opposing relationship between defense and social spending for a nation's government.

From 1993 to 2013, the Latvian lats (LVL) was the national currency of the Republic of Latvia, a Baltic nation that is a member...

Lana Peters, formerly known as Svetlana Alliluyeva, was a Russian-born woman best known as the daughter of the Soviet Union’s notorious dictator, Joseph Stalin....

Jimmy Carter, America’s 39th President, has been influential in politics for many years. A public servant his entire life, he held the presidency from...

The story behind the legendary game Tetris is just as legendary. Here’s what we know about the Tetris movie, including who’s in it, what...