Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg's Cold War spy case Article 1221 words 17 votes
The Circassian genocide, Russian Empire's systematic mass murder, ethnic cleansing and expulsion of 95–97% of the Circassians, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million deaths during the Russo-Circassian War Article 9547 words, published Apr 19 2023 26 votes
Scenes from a fallen empire: Abandoned Russian bases dot Mongolia’s border Article 1314 words 16 votes
Inside the secret world of Russia's Cold War mapmakers Article 4568 words, published Jul 18 2015 7 votes
Globetrotting Black nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated ‘hidden hunger’ Article 1453 words 2 votes
Kotka, in southeastern Finland, removed the country's last publicly displayed statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin Article 384 words 5 votes
With Stalinist architecture, a prominent bust of Lenin and posters extolling the motherland, Pyramiden is the abandoned Soviet mining town in Norway's Arctic Article 1419 words 10 votes
Recycled Russian warheads fuel US power plants (2013) Article 544 words, published Dec 11 2013 6 votes
Being Finnish: A Guide For Soviet Spies – An archived booklet reveals how communist spooks were instructed to blend in with Finnish locals Link 11 votes
There may never ever be another man as powerful as Stanislav Petrov Video 41:38, published Jul 7 2019 7 votes
Soviets in Afhghanistan: The invasion that changed everything Video 16:02, published Sep 24 2019 5 votes
Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut ad is his most bizarre legacy, and tells the story of his attempt to find—and to fund—a place in a country that wanted nothing more to do with him Article 3434 words 10 votes
The shoals of Ukraine - Where American illusions and great-power politics collide Article 4324 words 5 votes
Raoul Wallenberg is thought to have saved as many as 30,000 Jews but his descendants do not know how, when or why he died Article 1349 words 7 votes
Andrey Fedorov – Yeltsin considered selling ceded Karelia territory to Finland in 1991 Article 365 words 8 votes
Norway reportedly detects radioactive leakage from Soviet submarine ‘Komsomolets’ in Arctic Article 422 words 7 votes
In 1989, the Pepsi Company cut a deal with the USSR that left it with a fleet of Russian military ships, making PepsiCo temporarily the sixth-largest Navy in the world Article 1139 words 10 votes
Three myths most Americans believe (Japanese surrender in WW2, Cold War, nuclear bomb threat) Video 29:09, published May 22 2016 7 votes