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 ...
Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it’s coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and ...
Wilson Center1d
Operation JESUITS: A Microhistory of Soviet State Security in Post-WWII Lithuania
Filip Kovacevic chronicles a previously unpublicized operation by the Soviet Lithuanian state security service targeting a Jesuit priest in Berlin and his contacts in Lithuania between 1945 and 1954.
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Life-size Lenin among Soviet art up for auction
A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty22d
Russia 'Reactivates' Secret Soviet-Era Submarine Base In Occupied Ukraine
In a video posted on Telegram in early February, two floating barriers are shown at the entrance to the natural harbor at Balaklava in Russian-held Crimea. Pro-Ukrainian activists claim the ...
From Berlin With Love: Ukraine Is About To Fire Germany’s Best Cruise Missiles From Its Old Soviet Bombers
A German air force Tornado with a Taurus. German defense ministry photo. The German Taurus is a 1.5-ton cruise missile with a turbofan engine propelling it to high subsonic speeds ...
Bros Of Decay on MSN23d
Secrets of the Abandoned Soviet Buran Space Shuttles
Join us on an extraordinary journey into the deserts of western Kazakhstan as we uncover one of the Soviet Union's most ambitious projects—the abandoned Buran space shuttles. Hidden within the vast ...
Indigo Traveller on MSN9d
Abandoned Soviet Union Spy Base in Chernobyl (Anti-USA Propaganda)
This video uncovers eerie remnants of Cold War history, including anti-USA propaganda and forgotten relics from the Soviet ...
The Mirror26d
Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy
At the time, Trump, then a rising star in the New York property market, travelled to the Soviet Union to explore the possibility of building a hotel in the capital. Soviet officials reportedly ...
USA Today14d
Is there a State of the Union in 2025? Technically no, but here’s what happens instead.
Since 1913, presidents normally deliver a State of the Union address outlining the nation’s priorities and achievements. But this year, there won't be a State of the Union, technically.
TheWrap25d
The Daily Beast Publishes, Then Deletes Story Alleging Trump Was Recruited by Soviet Spies
The Daily Beast published – then swiftly deleted – a story this weekend with allegations that Donald Trump has been recruited as a KGB asset since 1987 and was given the codename “Krasnov ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty1d
After 3-Year Legal Fight, U.S. Court Approves Sale Of Oligarch-Linked Luxury Yacht
The legal fight over the ownership of a $325 million, 106-meter super yacht was a window into sometime complicated Western ...