Across the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, huge concrete complexes stand as testament to Europe’s post-war housing drive. Constructed en masse in the second half of the 20th century, their ...

While President Nixon prepared for his swing through the capitals of Western Europe, Eastern Europe last week marked a melancholy milestone. Six months have passed since Warsaw Pact tanks rumbled ...

Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s — 1980s Through March 10 at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; walkerart.org.

The CIA Book Club: The Best-Kept Secret of the Cold War.By Charlie English. William Collins; 384 pages; £25. To be published in America by Random House in July; $35. B ooks were smuggled on boats ...