Belarus' Longtime Leader Lukashenko Marks 30 Years In Power Learn about Belarusian President Lukashenko's 30-year rule marked by repression, ties with Russia, and defiance against Western sanctions. Top News · Jul 19, 2024
London to Vilnius: my rail odyssey to the Baltics As the construction of a high-speed line ushers in a new era for travel between Poland and Estonia, our writer takes the slow train and explores cities that are new to him The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not May 2024 was a noteworthy month for Russia’s military. Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with economist Andrey Belousov. Several military leaders were also arrested by the FSB, the Russian successor to the Soviet KGB. The Conversation · Jul 1, 2024
The Kremlin’s Noose by Amy Knight review – vital primer on Putin’s Russia and Boris Berezovsky’s death The American historian and expert on Russia has written a definitive study of the flamboyant life and mysterious death of the oligarch, a confidant of Yeltsin and a man to whom Putin was once indebted The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU Israeli-made Pegasus cyberweapon used in hacking attempts on at least seven journalists and activists in EU The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024
‘Shouldn’t we be proud?’: new Stalin statues symbolise Georgia’s battle to control the past as well as the present Trend is being linked to Kremlin-inspired ‘foreign influence’ bill that has led to huge street protests The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
How to watch 'Secrets and Spies: The Nuclear Game' online from anywhere How close was the world to nuclear destruction during the Cold War? Too close is the answer – here's how to watch "Secrets and Spies: The Nuclear Game" from anywhere. Tom’s Guide · May 8, 2024
Belarusian Hacker Group Infiltrates KGB Network, Exposes Personnel Files Belarusian hacker group Cyber-Partisans infiltrates KGB network, exposing personnel files and political repression in response to government crackdowns. Top News · Apr 26, 2024
Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus' main security service A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main security agency and obtained access to personal files of over 8,600 staffers of the KGB, the security service that still goes under its Soviet name The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2024
U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich has now spent a whole year jailed in Russia It's been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations. WEKU · Mar 29, 2024
Putin will be ruthless after the Moscow attack, but Russians don’t trust him to keep them safe His brutal, repressive regime is good at belated investigation and torture, but lacks the capability to stop attacks happening, says Russian author Andrei Soldatov The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024
Alexei Navalny killed by 'KGB hallmark' punch to the heart, human rights campaigner claims UK announces heads of Arctic penal colony where Alexei Navalny was ‘detained and killed’ will be banned from the UK Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
Swift Bumps for Truth, Tucker's Treasonous Turn ... and a GOAT Vote for Bob Iger, Greatest Media CEO of Our Generation Oh yeah, in our latest 'Next Text,' we babble on about the big Disney/Fox/Warner streaming rollup, too Broadcasting & Cable · Feb 12, 2024
A landmark that has been selling khadi and handicrafts since 1957 Discover the hidden treasures of the Mount Road Khadi Gramodhyog Bhavan, a historic landmark offering a wide range of artisanal products. The Hindu · Feb 11, 2024
WEKU · Feb 9, 2024 Tucker Carlson, the fired Fox News star, makes bid for relevance with Putin interview The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming the first American to do so since the invasion of Ukraine. They spoke for two hours.
Tom’s Guide · Feb 2, 2024 5 best shows like 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' Check out more spy shows like 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith" that serve up thrills and romance
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 Sex, Spies and Scandal by Alex Grant review – the cold war and an untold part of Britain’s LGBT history This sympathetic telling of the John Vassall affair is strong on the homophobic paranoia that wrecked British lives in the 1950s – and a reminder that the Kremlin’s use of blackmail is nothing new
The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2024 Displaced comrades: cold war rivalries, lies and spies among Sydney’s Russian émigrés A new book reveals how two clubs on opposite sides of George Street – and the cold war – played a key role in Australia’s era of espionage
Inverse · Jan 8, 2024 The Best Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Dropped a Secretly Brilliant Twist In 'For All Mankind' Season 4, two Martian spies were just revealed. But the twist doesn't play out how you'd expect, and for good reason.
Space · Jan 5, 2024 'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 9 review: The race for Goldilocks is well and truly on As the wannabe asteroid thieves put their plans in motion, NASA and Roscosmos refuse to let Goldilocks go without a fight.
Inverse · Dec 29, 2023 20 Years Later, the Greatest Sci-Fi Series Just Dropped A Twist Nobody Saw Coming The greatest sci-fi drama is also a great spy drama, too. Two seasons and twenty years later, 'For All Mankind' just paid off a big plot twist.
The Conversation · Dec 15, 2023 A US ambassador working for Cuba? Charges against former diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha spotlight Havana's importance in the world of spying The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Dec. 4, 2023, that Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. government employee, had been arrested and faced federal charges for secretly acting for decades as an agent of the Cuban government. Rocha joined the State Department in 1981 and served for over 20…
Cinemablend · Dec 15, 2023 After Maestro, Bradley Cooper Has Lined Up A Reunion With American Hustle Co-Star Christian Bale Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale will star in a spy thriller called Best of Enemies.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 US will ‘lose face before world’ if it abandons Kyiv, says ex-Ukraine president Exclusive: Leonid Kuchma describes history behind Putin’s attack as new edition of his 2003 book Ukraine Is Not Russia is published
International Business Times · Dec 8, 2023 Key Moments In Vladimir Putin's Rule From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine, AFP looks at key moments in the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is bidding to remain in power until 2030.