The Art Newspaper

Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda

Erik Bulatov, the Soviet-born artist who became a key figure in the underground movement of the 1970s and 80s, known for ...
Geopolitical FuturesOpinion

The Strange Fear of Russia

There is talk of Russia moving into Belarus, launching attacks on Latvia and Lithuania, and preparing a massive operation in ...
YouTube on MSN

The untold story of Russian women in the Soviet Union

This video explores the complex history of women in the Soviet Union, tracing their journey from early voting rights in the ...
Dark Space Official on MSN

Voskhod 1, the Soviet spaceflight that risked everything by flying three men without spacesuits

In a desperate bid to stay ahead in the Space Race, the Soviet Union launched three men into orbit inside a capsule never designed to keep them safe. Voskhod 1 became a historic triumph built on ...

Secret Cold War spy school in Scotland where famous writers trained as Russian linguists

The fishing village was home to the Joint Services School for Linguistics, where servicemen including Alan Bennett, Dennis ...
CAI

For Ukrainians, a nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up

The Museum of Strategic Missile Forces tells the story of how Ukraine dismantled its nuclear weapons arsenal after ...

Inside the CIA’s Most Daring Underwater Heist: Stealing a Soviet Nuclear Sub From the Ocean Floor

Hughes was going to do the unthinkable with it: mine manganese nodules right from the ocean floor. So, when the Glomar sailed ...
Mad in AmericaOpinion

Psychiatry’s Rightwing and Progressive Bigotries: How Each Enables the Megamachine

Whether in Nazi fascism, Soviet totalitarian communism, or U.S. corporate capitalism, psychiatry has been an enabler of the ...
Houston Public Media

U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is ...
The Paris Review

Thirteen Waters: Tasting Notes from a Sommelier

Most people, especially New Yorkers, who are proud of their tap water, mock my interest in mineral water; to them, “all water ...
Jewish Telegraphic AgencyOpinion

Being both Jewish and Slavic in America hasn’t always been simple — but sharing stories and culture is helping me make sense of who I am

A teen leader of a high school cultural club discovers how food, language and tradition can connect communities.