How George Orwell’s Animal Farm is helping Ukraine 76 years on Copy first aimed at Ukraine’s Second World War refugees will now aid those fleeing Russian invasion The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
Historian’s book sets out new theory on Churchill’s real motivations during war WINSTON Churchill’s primary aim during the Second World War was not to liberate Europe from fascism but to protect the long-term interests of the… The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2023
Soldiers' widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilisation for Ukraine war A little known patriotic group which supports the widows of Russian soldiers has called on President Vladimir Putin to order a large-scale mobilisation of millions of men and to close the borders to ensure victory in Ukraine. Reuters · Jan 3, 2023
Fallen colossus: USSR's terror, triumphs began 100 years ago With its brutality, technological accomplishments and rigid ideology, the Soviet Union loomed over the world like an immortal colossus The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022
Putin’s Nightmare: ‘1984’ Is Now A Bestselling Book In Russia George Orwell’s “1984” has topped the bestseller list in Russia, a year plagued by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine Zenger · Dec 17, 2022
German parliament set to label 1930s Ukraine famine genocide Germany’s parliament is expected to approve a resolution labeling as genocide Ukraine’s 1930s “Holodomor” — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Josef Stalin The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
Russia issues formal protest to Vatican after Pope calls out ‘cruelty’ of Ukraine invasion ‘I expressed indignation at such insinuations’ says Russian ambassador The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Ukraine remembers a famine under Stalin, and points to parallels with Putin Ukraine marked 90 years since a terrible famine that killed at least 4 million of its people. The event was especially poignant this year as Ukraine deals with its present crisis. WEKU · Nov 28, 2022
Civilians escape Kherson after Russian strikes on freed city Civilians have streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier, after days of intensive shelling by Russian forces. WEKU · Nov 27, 2022
Pope compares Russia's war in Ukraine to 1930s famine inflicted by Stalin Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Ukrainians were suffering today from the "martyrdom of aggression" and compared Russia's war in Ukraine to the "terrible genocide" of the 1930s, when Soviet leader Josef Stalin inflicted famine on the country. Reuters · Nov 23, 2022
Pope links plight of Ukrainians today to Stalin's 'genocide' Pope Francis is linking the suffering of Ukrainians now to the 1930s “genocide" by starvation that the country experienced under Josef Stalin The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022
EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Data on Mass Murder by Government in the 20th Century Communists killed the most, followed by fascists. Reason · Nov 9, 2022
Putin turns 70 with a prayer for his health amid war crisis President Vladimir Putin turned 70 on Friday amid fawning congratulations from subordinates and a plea from Orthodox Patriarch Kirill for all to pray for the health of the longest-serving paramount leader of Russia since Josef Stalin. Reuters · Oct 7, 2022
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022 Russia has mobilized for war many times before – sometimes it unified the nation, other times it ended in disaster Vladimir Putin’s mobilization of 300,000 additional Russian soldiers to fight in Ukraine has gotten off to a rocky start.
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2022 Ukraine: how the UK press reported the Nazi invasion 1941-45 During the second world war there were notable exceptions to the at times slavish patriotic devotion the press showed to the government line. Weekly political titles such as New Statesman and Nation, the Spectator and the Economist challenged government policy more consistently than daily newspapers.
WEKU · Sep 5, 2022 Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens While many Chechen fighters have deployed in Ukraine for Russia, this group is there to defend the country from the Russians.
Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022 Movie review: WWII action film 'Burial' also packed with weighty philosophical questions As the horrors of World War II continue to resonate throughout our collective memory, writer/director Ben Parker mines that time period for his historical action/horror film “Burial,” and finds an original concept within that well-known milieu.
Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2022 ‘It took me decades to realise what Gorbachev gave me’ Mansur Mirovalev reflects on the Soviet leader, who has died at 91.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91 Before Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022 Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91, Russian media reports In power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed breathtaking changes that overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end Cold War, dies at 91 Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies.
Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022 Commentary: Putin’s war in Ukraine is making shameful history for Russia once again Tuesday marked an uncomfortable anniversary for Russian President Vladimir Putin. On that day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union entered into a partnership that paved the way for war just one week later. Defending Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s decision to formally collaborate with Adolf Hitler to secretly carve…
WEKU · Aug 23, 2022 80 years ago, the Soviets began defending Stalingrad against Germany Adolf Hitler was determined to take Stalingrad. Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union were equally determined to stop him, which resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II.
Reason · Aug 20, 2022 How Stalin Toyed With Mikhail Bulgakov The author of The Master and Margarita faced a bewildering mixture of rewards and censorship.