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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 ...
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
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7 countries that are no longer in existence
Discover 7 countries that are no longer in existence, vanished from the map due to various historical events. Explore their ...
Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says
Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating ...
What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” ...
History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy
In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at ...
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Energy Tax Reform in Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries
The taxation of oil and gas production and consumption has become an important fiscal issue in most countries of the former Soviet Union. How can these countries modify the taxation of their energy ...
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“I Am a Product of the Soviet Union”: Rating Soviet Boxing School Above Western Ones, Dmitry Bivol Explains Why Fighters From USSR Countries Are So Successful
Boxers of Russian origin as well as those from former Soviet Union states have been a dominant force in the sport for some time. Who can forget the Klitschko era? The two brothers, Wladimir and ...