Kyiv Independent on MSN

Russia fighting Ukraine longer than USSR fought Nazi Germany, Zelensky highlights in address

The full-scale war in Ukraine entered its 1,418th day on Jan. 11, matching the length of Nazi Germany's fight against the ...

How a KGB archivist defected with a treasure trove of Soviet secrets — and even his family had no clue

Vladimir Mitrokhin’s amazing story is the subject of a new book, ‘The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB.’ ...
National Interest on MSN

Congratulations, Putin: The Ukraine War Has Now Lasted Longer than World War II

Russia has lost around 1.2 million soldiers during the Ukraine War—a number that pales in comparison to its losses during the ...
insider.si.edu

Science in Russia and the Soviet Union : a short history / Loren R. Graham

pt. I. The tsarist period. 1. Russian science before 1800. 2. Science in nineteenth-century Russia. 3. Russian intellectuals and Darwinism -- pt. II. Russian science and a Marxist revolution.
World Socialist Web Site

Victory Day in Russia: The real historical lessons for the working class

On Friday, May 9, military parades and various festive events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over the Third Reich took place throughout ...

CIA veteran who sold secrets to Russia dies in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

'City Of The Sun': How A Christian Metropolis Was Planned In Soviet Siberia

At a meeting in Soviet Russia's Krasnoyarsk territory in 1930, residents of Solona Village listened to state functionaries espousing what they claimed were the advantages of collective farms. No ...