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When 39 Soviet Soldiers Took on 250 Afghan Mujahideen...
The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its ...
How Aldrich Ames became the US's most damaging double agent
The CIA officer spent nearly a decade selling secrets to the Soviet Union, leading to the deaths of at least 10 Western ...
No, China Is Not the 'New Soviet Union' | Opinion
But China is not the Soviet Union. It is not an isolated command economy, nor an empire straining under the weight of its ...
An Artist’s Journey From the Soviet Union to the Frick
Years ago, Vladimir Kanevsky’s floral sculptures started turning up in Manhattan’s most elegant living rooms. Now his work is ...
Putin declares 3-day May ceasefire to mark 80 years since World War II victory
The 72-hour ceasefire would run from the start of May 8 to the end of May 10. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
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My Grandpa Had A Camera And Wasn’t Afraid To Use It – From The Very First Days Of The Soviet Union
I was born to a Jewish family from Leningrad in 1981. My grandpa on my mother’s side, Arkady [all names changed], died two ...
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Semipalatinsk: The Most Nuked Place On The Planet
This was a primary nuclear explosion test site for the Soviet Union and its radioactive legacy is still present today.
Did Aliens Really Turn 23 Soviet Soldiers Into Stone? Declassified CIA File Reveals Chilling Details
A declassified CIA document unveils a shocking Cold War-era incident where 23 Soviet troops were allegedly turned into stone ...