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‘Maoist’ ‘Soviet’ ‘Communist’: As Trumpism 2.0 Takes Shape, Experts Endeavor to Define It
In the 105 days since Donald Trump began his second term as President, political observers and experts have been working to ...
AP PHOTOS: On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union’s sacrifice in World War II
When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war ...
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Cold War-era Soviet probe set to crash back to Earth next week
The Space Age past may come knocking on the world's door next week as the defunct Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Venus lander from ...
Bombed by Russia, Odesa Now Wages a Cultural Battle
A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in ...
'My dad was shot down over the Soviet Union' - what happens when a US spy plane gets caught?
In May 1960 an American U-2 spy plane flew over Russian missile sites. The US thought it was beyond the reach of Soviet air ...
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Looking back at a Maine girl's visit to the Soviet Union during Cold War
In April 1983, 10-year-old Samantha Smith received an invite behind the Iron Curtain from Soviet leader Yuri Andropov after ...
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The Winter War – How Finland Resisted the Soviet Invasion
In the freezing winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland, expecting an easy victory. Instead, they ...
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Soviet Refugees Photo Collection Discovered
In a stash of photos obtained by Hasidic Archives, families who had smuggled across the border between the Soviet Union and ...