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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Top-Secret Soviet Black Projects You Have Never Heard Of!
The Soviet Union was home to some of the most ambitious and bizarre aerospace projects in history, many of which never saw the light of day. From the hypersonic DSB-LK bomber, designed to outrun even ...
Ukrainian winemaker and US veterans team up to show the best of Ukraine, a glass at a time
Soon, Lerman was toting out bottles of vodka and SHABO wines for his family and friends back home. Searches of U.S. stores ...
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As ethno-nationalist populism and propaganda threaten human society, we need leaders who can offer an alternative to confrontation and war
The Cold War that followed was another scramble for world power, this time between two competing blocs – a black-and-white chessboard. No wonder that when the Soviet Union was dissolved ...
In Georgia, babies were stolen and sold for adoption for decades
For decades, babies in Georgia were stolen from their mothers and illegally sold for adoption. Tamuna Museridze has dedicated ...
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Azerbaijani Anger Over Plane Crash Grows, in Deepening Schism With Russia
Across the former Soviet Union, Russia’s grip keeps showing signs ... 190 jet with 67 people on board crashed in a ball of black smoke and orange flames on the shores of the Caspian Sea in ...
Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests, with ...
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The Cologne dilemma: Post-Soviet anti-war left émigré debate Ukraine war
Speaking about Ukraine, the speaker said that Ukrainians demand open borders, but it is as if liberals do not hear their ...
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The debut of new pandas in D.C. marks the latest chapter in China's 'panda diplomacy'
Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...
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Ames couple remembers meeting President Jimmy Carter at the White House in 1980
Then the black, rotary dial phone with an eight-foot coiled cord ... "President Carter embargoed grain that was being shipped to the Soviet Union in retaliation for their invasion to Afghanistan." ...