Will the U.S. collapse like the Soviet Union did?
America’s current retreat from world power recalls that of the Soviet Union after 1988. Is the U.S. poised to collapse like ...
The enigma of Nikita Khrushchev: Unravelling the Soviet leader's views on Israel, Zionism
The story of the Soviet leader’s time in power, his policies against Jews, and his relationship with Israel and Zionism ...
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The Soviet enigma and its tragic aftermath
Boris Kagarlitsky's The Long Retreat provides a necessary Marxist analysis of the Soviet tragedy, says Walden Bello ...
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Finland’s Lenin museum shifts focus amid tensions with Russia
A museum in Finland was long known as the last museum in Europe dedicated to Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary and founding father of the Soviet Union. While the museum long symbolized the ...
Zelensky says ‘no encirclement’ of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, accusing Putin of lying
By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops ...
Ukraine loses a ceasefire bargaining chip as its troops cede ground in Russia
As momentum builds for a ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine has lost a valuable bargaining chip. The Ukrainian army stunned Russia in August by attacking across the border and taking control of more than ...
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Religious dissidents in Orthodox Russia
Although some Russian Orthodox priests have spoken out against “war liturgies,” they don’t all hold the same positions. Some ...
Fremont’s Lenin statue is spattered with orange and yellow paint
The Soviet leader's bronze hands are often painted red. Other recent vandalism has symbolized the colors of the Ukrainian flag.