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How forbidden songs inspired underground bone music bootleggers in the USSR during the Cold War

During the Cold War, the Soviet government banned jazz, rock 'n' roll and other music. A group of bootleggers came up with an unusual way to distribute the music they loved.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Finland joins Nato in a major blow to Putin which doubles the length of the alliance's border with Russia

In 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was signed between the Soviet Union and Finland, providing a key basis for relations between the two states that was to last throughout the cold war. With memories of the 1939 “winter war” between the two still acute, the agreement…

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2023

Larry Summers: Danger of U.S. mortality 'transcends politics'

U.S. mortality data was "especially scary remembering that demographics were the best early warning on the collapse of the USSR,” Summers tweeted.

Fortune · Apr 3, 2023

Israel official ties to justify violence

Top official tries to recast part of American history to make his anti-Palestinian movement seem less extremist

Salon · Jan 18, 2023

New Israeli power broker seeks to rewrite history to justify violence against Palestinians

A right-wing Israeli politician is trying to recast a key part of American history.

The Conversation · Jan 17, 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

Chess: John Nunn wins world 65+ title in vintage year for England seniors

The former world top-10 grandmaster edged out his rivals by half a point after a tense final round at Assisi, concluding a year where England 50+ and 65+ players also won two world and one European team championships

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022

Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘The thought of going back to that Brezhnev swamp was impossible’

The illustrious ballet dancer on natural insecurity, his defection from the USSR to Canada – and how his body feels these days

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

65 years ago, a street dog paved the way for human spaceflight — with a grim outcome

A Soviet street dog went up to space, but the USSR was ill-prepared for her stay in space.

Inverse · Nov 3, 2022

Could Russia collapse? Three good reasons why we should not discount the possibility

There are good reasons why we should not discount the possibility that defeat of Russia in Ukraine might make the Kremlin’s edifice crumble.

The New Daily · Oct 31, 2022