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Goodbye to the Soviet Union – archive, 1991

On 2 September 1991, the Congress of People’s Deputies voted for the dissolution of the Soviet Union, allowing its republics to opt for independence

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This Week in History: The fall of the Iron Curtain

Explore how major events between 24 and 30 August were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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At 15, Lynne Cox broke the English Channel record for men and women; at 30, after an 11-year wait for permission, she swam through 38°F water from Alaska to the Soviet Union

In 1987, endurance swimmer Lynne Cox made waves by crossing the Bering Strait, swimming from Alaska to Soviet territory during a tense Cold War period. This monumental swim was more than a personal triumph; it represented a bridge of peace and understanding between two divided nations. Her bravery earned accolades…

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Quote of the day by Ronald Reagan: ‘Sometimes when I'm faced with an unbeliever, an atheist, I am tempted…’ – Former US president’s unusual argument for God

Ronald Reagan used a dinner analogy to discuss God's existence. He believed the world's complexity suggested a creator, much like a meal implies a cook. Reagan's faith was central to his life and political career. He often linked his responsibilities to his belief in a higher power. This worldview shaped…

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Zhu Rongji obituary

Premier of the People’s Republic of China regarded as an economic reformer who declared that the country had become ‘the factory of the world’

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Hotel costs near solar eclipse path skyrocket but visitors could be left disappointed

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The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union

This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully

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Ukraine war is not going well for Russia – how dangerous is this for Vladimir Putin?

The mood regarding the war in Ukraine has changed in recent months. Ukrainian drones have struck Russian oil infrastructure, causing fuel shortages across Russia. And the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is exuberant about finishing the war from a “position of strength”.

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Albania's PM Edi Rama: Is Europe ready for its next Helmut Kohl moment?

In Berlin, once the symbol of a divided Germany and Europe, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a speech on Europe's future. Rama called on Europe to seize a “Helmut Kohl moment”. Euronews reports on the speech, delivered at the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations.

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This Week in History: From a post-Soviet purge to the ‘Velvet Divorce’

Explore how major events between 15 and 21 June were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key events

On This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-Day invasion preparations in 1944, Operation Blue Star in 1984, the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1981 and Robert F. Kennedy's assassination in 1968. It also marks…

The Economic Times

China’s Tiananmen crackdown: A timeline of 1989 events

Thirty-seven years ago, China's military violently ended pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The government has never released a full death toll, with estimates ranging into the thousands. This event, marked by student-led demonstrations and a government crackdown, remains a sensitive topic in China. Landmark dates leading up to the…

The Economic Times

This Week in History: From the Tiananmen Square massacre to the loss of a boxing icon

Explore how major events between 1 and 7 June were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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This Week in History: From a Mafia murder to touchdown on Mars

Explore how major events between 25 and 31 May were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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Trump-Xi summit: in a high-stakes meeting the two leaders can’t afford to misread each other

The summit between Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and US president, Donald Trump, reportedly covered a lot of ground. The two leaders are said to have discussed trade, technology and the war in Iran, agreeing that Strait of Hormuz should be kept open. But the most potentially hazardous issue they covered…

Radio France Internationale

Chernobyl, 40 years on: the disaster that triggered the downfall of a superpower

As radiation spread across Europe in April 1986, so did the truth about a political system built on silence. Four decades on, RFI spoke to history and politics professor Oleg Kobtzeff about how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster exposed the USSR's culture of secrecy, and was among the catalysts for its…

The Conversation

Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go

Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again.

The Conversation

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, its legacy still resonates

The explosion at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 1986, changed the lives of thousands of Soviet citizens.

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I was in Georgia in the late 1980s: I observed how tradition survived harsh Sovietisation and rapid transformation

When Soviet president and Communist party secretary Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the policies of perestroika (reconstruction) and glasnost (openness) in the mid-1980s, it marked the beginning of cautious reforms of the Soviet Union. Georgia, or the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, to give it its full name at the time, was on…

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This Week in History: From missing monks to Soviet standoffs

Explore how major events between 23 and 29 March were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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This Week in History: Mafia mozzarella, war in Iraq and a united Germany

Explore how major events between 16 and 22 March were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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This Week in History: Blizzards, hijackings and the loss of a princess

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 22 and 28 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

International Business Times

Putin Promises No More Wars If Russia is 'Treated With Respect'

During a Kremlin-organized broadcast, where he answered questions from international journalists, the Russian president promised that there would be no more "special military operations" if the West treated Russia with "respect."

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This Week in History: Soviet collapse, Clinton’s impeachment, and the death of Pinochet

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 8 and 14 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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Nancy Reagan’s rehearsal dinners and Bush Sr’s overfed dog: chief usher’s White House memories

Gary Walters managed the president’s official residence for 37 years – now he’s sharing his most vivid recollections

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