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The Soviet Union fell, and spiritual hunger was filled
I was 6 years old when the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine stepped into a new era of democracy, free speech and expanded ...
China Daily52m
He died for China and is remembered across generations
CHONGQING -- The final flight of a Soviet pilot who died protecting Chinese civilians has echoed along the Yangtze River for ...
The National Interest on MSN5h
Can Kazakhstan Help De-escalate Iran’s Nuclear Crisis?
As tensions rise in the Caspian region, Kazakhstan’s nonproliferation legacy and multi-vector diplomacy uniquely position it ...
The Architect’s Newspaper12h
ФОРМА transforms a late modernist pavilion in Kyiv into a new cultural venue, Pavilion 13
Pavilion 13 opened in 1967 to celebrate the Soviet Union’s coal mining industry. Now, the building has been transformed into a contemporary art center by ФОРМА (FORMA), a local office led by Iryna ...
The day Sparks were banned from the Soviet Union for “neofascism” and “racism”
Some places are very strict when it comes to the power of music, and they are quick to ban anything that they think could ...
The National Interest on MSN15h
Russia’s Don-2N Radar Is an All-Seeing Monster
The development of the Don-2N was a significant engineering feat, requiring advanced materials, precise manufacturing, and ...
James Lloydovich Patterson, 91, Dies; Soviet Poet and Symbol of Racial Unity
Years after being catapulted to national fame in the U.S.S.R. as a child actor, he wrote about ideals of racial harmony and ...
Dark Docs on MSN4d
NATO vs. Soviet Union WW3 Simulation - Able Archer 83
As Europe was sleeping on November 7, 1983, the Soviets began mobilizing their troops, preparing their air force, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine18d
How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race
National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...
Years after learning soccer in their basement, brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson both play for US
Brenden and Paxten Aaronson play on better soccer fields these days than the New Jersey basement where their mom and dad put ...
America Can’t Do to North Korea What It Just Did to Iran
The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled ...
Stars and Stripes5d
Millions of glass beads turn Cold War-era Soviet fighter into art at the Museum of Flight
A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...