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Dozens arrested at Moscow Communist Party rally amid anger over Ukraine drone strikes

The rally marked the anniversary of the Kremlin's 1993 crushing of a parliamentary uprising

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Protesters Detained At Rally: Moscow police hold around 60 at Communist event; most were young people

In Moscow, police detained approximately 60 participants during a rally orchestrated by the Communist Party, marking the anniversary of a pivotal event from 1993. Demonstrators rallied for political rights and fair elections, expressing their concerns about ongoing issues. The Communist Party, a significant political entity since the 1990s, maintains a…

The Times of India · Oct 4

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

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

The Independent UK · May 25

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

The Independent UK · Mar 23

The first world leader to activate the ‘nuclear briefcase’: How a Norwegian research rocket nearly triggered nuclear war

A routine scientific rocket launch from Norway in January 1995 triggered one of the most serious nuclear alerts of the post Cold War era, as reported by the BBC. For several tense minutes, Russian military systems identified the object as a possible incoming missile. The alert reached the highest level…

The Times of India · Feb 19

American Presidents Shouldn't Endorse Foreign Political Candidates

Trump's endorsements of Viktor Orbán and Sanae Takaichi, like Clinton's support for Boris Yeltsin or Obama's opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, do not make America great.

Reason · Feb 6

‘Europe would be finished’: Putin ally reveals what Russia plans to do to Europe, and it’s worse than you think

That’s an ominous threat.

We Got This Covered · Jan 15

Putin as a Russian James Bond? Jude Law’s Vladimir film seems to have swallowed Kremlin myths

In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law plays Russia’s president as a cool, reluctant leader, a strategist who got the job because he was young, athletic and a spy. This is a creation far removed from the man himself

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6

Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong

The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025