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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 ...
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 ...
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Trump, Calling Out a Wasteful War, Pops Putin’s Balloon
Russia finds itself in an ‘emperor-has-no-clothes’ moment, and the regime is destroying the country ‘by not making a deal.’ ...
Queen Elizabeth Wasn’t Immediately Told Her Art Adviser Was a Soviet Spy
British secret intelligence did not tell Queen Elizabeth II that her royal art adviser confessed to spying for the Soviet ...
The Tragic Story Of Laika, The Soviet ‘Canine Cosmonaut’ Who Made Space History In 1957
On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by launching the first living creature into Earth’s orbit: not a human, ...
Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic
The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the ...
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Remake Espionage
In the early 1950s, the United States faced a critical intelligence challenge in its burgeoning competition with the Soviet ...
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Putin’s 2025 New Year’s Address—And an Anniversary Forgotten
Nevertheless, Putin’s New Year’s message remained upbeat. He looked ahead to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Soviet ...