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The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents
In To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, historian Benjamin Nathans sheds light on how the protest movement reinvented itself ...
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As a new Trump administration begins, I’m looking to this Soviet Jewish dissident for guidance
On Monday, as I listened to President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, I thought about Alexander Esenin-Volpin. It had ...
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Moldova ready to pump gas to Russian-backed separatists amid humanitarian crisis
An energy crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people without heating and hot water in the breakaway region of ...
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War expenditures are hurting Russia’s economy — opinion
Yet, everything suggests that Russia is in a tight economic situation, which is likely to lead to minimal growth in 2025. In ...
Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic
The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the ...
Examined: Russia's Air Defense Systems
Russia maintains a formidable collection of air defense systems, but it is being challenged by new threats and new ...
As Russia seeks influence in Africa, former students play central role
Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
The presidents of Russia and Iran have signed a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western ...