Suzanne Massie, ‘Reagan’s Window on the Soviet Union,’ Dies at 94
An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the president.
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Soviet Widebody: The Last Flight of Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-96
Flying Soviet and Russian planes was completely different from modern-day flying! Sharing my last Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-96 ...
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As a new Trump administration begins, I’m looking to this Soviet Jewish dissident for guidance
If you're alarmed as I am by the new president's first actions in office, the Soviet dissident Alexander Esenin-Volpin has ...
Dagens.com (UK) on MSN2d
Putin’s Russia Convicts 20 Times More People Than Stalin’s USSR
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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Modern, Frugal PCB Breathes New Life Into Soviet-Made LED Watch
a first-generation digital watch designed in the Soviet Union, he set about designing a modern replacement for its internals. Where the original had several custom chips wire-bonded directly onto ...
The National Interest3d
Russia Hopes the Lada-class Submarine Will Improve. It Won’t.
Russia is clearly committed to the Lada-class. But it is a submarine that does not—and will never—live up to the expectations.
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In Soviet Russia, Computer Programs You
He’d recently watched a video about how Tetris came from the former Soviet Union, and adding in a little ... He also replaced the Soviet EPROMs with modern parts. Although the original parts ...
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Jimmy Carter’s lasting Cold War legacy: His human rights focus helped dismantle the Soviet Union
By the late 1970s, the Soviet Union’s economy and global influence were weakening. With the counsel of National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, a Soviet expert, Carter exploited these ...