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When there is no homeland: Stateless people of the former USSR
Being stateless often means that you cannot open a bank account, register property, get married, enroll a child in school, ...
OTD In Space - October. 20: Soviet Union Launches The Last 'Zond' Moon Mission
On October 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
National Interest on MSN1h
Russia: A Threat to NATO When the Guns Falls Silent in Ukraine?
Russia's capacity and inclination to threaten NATO after the Ukraine war largely hinges on the terms of any ceasefire or ...
Moldovans, Very Narrowly, Choose to Look Toward Europe, Not Russia
A referendum that constitutionally enshrines a national objective to join the E.U. passed by a thin margin. The incumbent pro ...
A Golden Era For Soviet Humorists Ilf And Petrov
In 1935 Soviet humorists Ilf and Petrov were allowed to visit the United States where they embarked on a cross-country road ...
National Interest on MSN17h
Russia So Freaked: Iowa-Class Battleships Made a Comeback Due to 'Battlecruiser' Threat
Before aircraft carriers dominated naval supremacy, U.S. battleships like the Iowa-class ruled the seas. Built during World ...
The American Spectator3d
46 Years Ago, the Soviet Empire’s End Was Set in Motion
On Oct. 16, 1978, the cardinal electors of the Roman Catholic Church elected Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to sit on the ...
The Times of Israel on MSN4d
This is not 1930s Germany; it’s the Soviet Union
This was the Soviet Union in the 1960s.While many of my American Jewish friends are bewildered by the eruption of ...
National Interest on MSN2d
Seawolf: Why They Call This Nuclear Attack 'Boat' the F-22 of Submarines
The Seawolf-class submarines were designed during the Cold War as advanced nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines to counter ...