The controversial diary of a Finnish woman lured by the dream of Soviet Russia that turned into a nightmare
A controversial memoir of a Finnish woman who migrated to Stalin’s Soviet Russia in the 1930s and escaped in 1941. Ninety years later, her granddaughter has translated the diary into English.
Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says
Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating the mistake.
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Putin hails Soviet army for ending 'total evil' of Auschwitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised Soviet soldiers for ending the "total evil" of Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army's liberation of the Nazi death camp. "We will always remember that it was the Soviet soldier who crushed this terrible,
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This is Russia's JFK Mystery
On December 1, 1934, Leonid Nikolaev entered the Smolny Institute. The Soviet Union would never be the same. 50 of the most unforgettable TV lines of all time
Russia 'on brink of collapse' as military expert warns of nuclear chaos to come
Retired general Ben Hodges drew a comparison between Russia and the Soviet Union, warning we should be prepared for the eventual collapse of Vladimir Putin's country
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
Top Ally Advised Putin To Replace Lenin's Corpse With His Own: Report
Alexander Dugin, a Russian far-right philosopher, has pushed forward the debate to bury Lenin's body to make way for Putin's.
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Jan. 6 pardons are Trump's first stop on the road to authoritarianism
It is important people recognize the links between Trump's imitation of the playbook, and where that may eventually lead. Some links are obvious, some less so. Here are a few examples.
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The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents
In To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, historian Benjamin Nathans sheds light on how the protest movement reinvented itself at key junctures and eventually to great effect.
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Kremlin disputes Trump’s remarks on Soviet role in World War II
Figures given by US president on Soviet losses during World War II do not correspond to official data from Russian historians, specialists from across continent, says Kremlin - Anadolu Ajansı
Trump says Ukraine should have surrendered to Russia and blames Zelensky for war
New Russian School Textbook Says Moscow 'Forced' Into War in Ukraine
Russia’s new school textbook claims Moscow was ‘forced’ to invade Ukraine – and was edited by a Putin aide
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Russia’s Alfa-class Submarine Nightmare
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s navy was a dynamic foe of the West. Notably, the Soviet submarine force was a real challenger to the United States Navy and NATO. Soviet submarine designers were constantly innovating their subs, too. One of the most unique and interesting submarines was the old Alfa -class nuclear-powered submarine.