On This Day, Feb. 13: Soviet Union expels dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn
In 1668, Portugal was recognized as an independent nation by Spain. In 1861, the first Medal of Honor was awarded. It went to ...
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SOVIET UNION: Saga of the Sedov
One of the many little-known facts about the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is that some 25% of its territory lies north of the Arctic Circle. The Soviet Arctic (some of which is south of the ...
Deseret News archives: Soviet Union traded a pilot for a spy on this day in 1962
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The big trade in 1962 happened on Glienicke ...
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Putin says ignoring Soviet role in liberation of Nazi death camps is shameful
MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ignoring the Soviet Union's role in liberating Nazi ...
Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet answer to the Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to ...
On This Day: Communists give up monopoly of Soviet politics
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political power in the Soviet Union.
3 Baltic states disconnect from Soviet-era grid to merge with European energy system
Baltic countries cut electricity ties with Russia, joining European energy networks, marking geopolitical shift and ...
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Sukhoi T-4MS: The Soviet Stealth Bomber That Never Was
The Cold War ushered in a “renaissance for bomber aviation.” But the Kremlin’s demands for the Sukhoi T-4MS were more than the company could handle.
Russian TV falls for fake news report on DeepSeek’s ‘Soviet code’
Russian fake news website Panorama ran a fabricated interview with Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, in which he ...