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EXPLAINED: 6 | Vintage Vibes

The old line that "history does not repeat itself, but often rhymes", is an apt description of the evolving relationship between the West and its rivals. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a global superpower, owing to its military prowess. Today, Russia's armed forces appear to be in…

Bangkok Post

Cuba embargo: Why does the US continue to reject UN moves to end it?

Now 60 years old, the trade embargo on Cuba has been perpetuated primarily at the behest of Washington. When it was imposed in 1962, John F. Kennedy was US president and Fidel Castro was the revolutionary leader of Cuba: a Communist too close for comfort for Washington at the height…

France 24

Nuclear memories: Russia, war and childhood fears rekindled

The war in Ukraine, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin’s references to Moscow’s nuclear arsenal, have awakened memories that many of a certain age thought were buried

The Independent UK

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How Holocaust historians are unearthing Ukraine’s present

Years investigating Holocaust atrocities and ISIL war crimes are helping researchers uncover Russian abuses in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Baryshnikov honors 'insanely brave' Putin opponent Navalny

Ballet dancer, choreographer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, who famously defected from the Soviet Union nearly a half-century ago, has warmly praised jailed Russian opposition leader

The Independent UK

What's a cold war? A historian explains how rivals US and Soviet Union competed off the battlefield

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected].

The Conversation

Ukraine urges global ban of Russia's RT over presenter's call to drown children

Ukraine branded the Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT as an inciter of genocide on Sunday after a presenter said Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been drowned.

Reuters

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General Who Led Syrian Bombing Is New Face of Russian War

The general carrying out President Vladimir Putin's new military strategy in Ukraine has a reputation for brutality — for bombing civilians in Russia's campaign in Syria. He also played a role in the deaths of three protesters in Moscow during the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 that hastened…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Ukrainian filmmaker fighting on the cultural front line

For Sergiy Kulybyshev, making films in a time of war is critical to defending his country’s cultural identity.

Al Jazeera

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone review – ingenious, essential viewing from Adam Curtis

Showing everyone from reindeer herders to scientists wrapping themselves in sticky tape to head into Chernobyl, this fine series traces the latterday Russian revolution that brought in a kleptocracy and paved the way for Putin

The Guardian - UK

A Primo Anniversary: 47 Years Since Our Family's Arrival in the United States

Forty-seven years ago today, my mother Anne, my father Vladimir, my brother Sasha, and I arrived in the United States from what was then the Soviet Union (by way of Austria and Italy, where we waited for our visas to come through). Many, many thanks, America! Why note this on…

Reason

Is Zaporizhzhya the next Chernobyl?

In 1986, a nuclear calamity that helped bring down the Soviet empire began in Ukraine. Could it happen again?

Salon

Factbox-Memorial: Chronicler of Soviet and recent crimes, banned by Putin

The banned Russian human rights organisation Memorial was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday alongside the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties and the Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

Reuters

Explainer-Putin and North Korea's Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", the latest sign of deepening ties between the two pariah states.

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The Conversation

Africa in space: 5 interesting reads on the continent's achievements and future

Sputnik 1 was launched by the former Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, marking the start of the space age. Since then space activity has delivered many benefits. For instance, satellite imagery can be used in agriculture to predict food shortages and surplus harvests. It can also be used to…

The Conversation

Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on

The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ahead of its 60th anniversary, Russian president Vladimir Putin is issuing nuclear threats following the unexpectedly poor performance of his troops in Ukraine. The invasion poses a new kind…

Inverse

65 years ago, “simple satellite” Sputnik redefined space science — and sent a sinister message

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union transformed into a race to dominate not only Earth but also space.

Evening Standard

German Unity Day: 32 years of reunification - history and significance of the day

The national holiday is a celebration of togetherness

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Baltics say Ukrainian annexation mirrors their occupation story

Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday brought back painful memories in the Baltic countries, which say the same playbook was used to join them to the Soviet Union in 1940.

Reuters

Putin says Russia not seeking to revive Soviet Union

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied seeking to revive the Soviet Union, moments after announcing Moscow would annex four Ukrainian provinces following "referendums" decried in Kyiv and the West as a sham.

Foreign Affairs

Europe’s Unsolved Energy Puzzle

How the quest for resources has shaped the continent.

Irish Mirror

Blind mystic Baba Vanga's five predictions for 2023 - from end of births to nuclear disaster

Her visions are said to be 85% correct and include the Chernobyl tragedy, the death of Princess Diana, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Putin's brutality in Ukraine can get worse. Get ready for a chilly winter

Russia's imperious president, Vladimir Putin, may have just endured his worst week since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he says was the greatest tragedy of the 20th century.

The Conversation

Canada is still haunted by the legacy of the 1972 Summit Series

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series. This hockey series, played between Canada and the former Soviet Union, has become the subject of Canadian cultural myth-making since Paul Henderson’s winning goal for Canada during the final game.

The National (Scotland)

Soviet Union football great expecting gains in war with Russia to lift Ukraine

OLEKSANDR Zinchenko’s withdrawal from the Ukraine squad on Friday was a major blow for his country ahead of their Nations League matches with…

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