The Atlantic23d
The Future Did Not Work
ALONG with self-congratulation and relief, the fall of the Soviet Union has stimulated an abundance of postmortems on communism and its place in the twentieth century. Though communism in its ...
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.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency12mon
Evan Gershkovich’s pretrial detention extended through late March, one year after his arrest
Gershkovich, the 32-year-old American son of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union, has been held on espionage charges since March 29, 2023, when he was arrested by Russian agents while on a ...
BBC2mon
Joseph Stalin: National hero or cold-blooded murderer?
After a night of heavy drinking Stalin dies of a stroke on 5 March 1953. Many in the Soviet Union mourn the loss of this great leader who transformed the Soviet Union from a feudal economy to an ...
Business Insider5d
Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says
"The Soviet Union took on the West and lost," he said. Sikorski said that Putin "is on the record saying that under Brezhnev, the Soviet Union overspent on the military and bankrupted the country." ...
Florida Today26d
On this date: USSR launches Luna 1 probe to moon
On this date, Jan. 2, 1959, the Soviet Union launched Luna 1 ... National Wildlife Refuge Hundreds attend the Brevard Women’s March on January 18 in Eau Gallie, Fl. News in 90 Seconds: Wakefield ...