Russia’s shrinking world: The war in Ukraine and Moscow’s global reach
With its focus on war with its neighbor, Russia has taken its eyes off the ball elsewhere. As a result, its position is much ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
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Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will ...
China's Xi accepts invitation to attend Moscow's Victory Day in May, TASS reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted Russia's invitation to attend the commemorations of the Soviet victory over Nazi ...
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3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
A screen near the Energy Museum and Mindaugas Bridge indicates that on February 8 the Baltic States will disconnect from the ...
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GUEST COLUMN: Revise, revise, revise. That’s how history works
Minnesota becomes embroiled in a debate over our shared history. Currently, two of our state’s most important cultural institutions, the University of Minnesota and the ...
Baltic states finally turn off Russian electricity
A new era starts in the Baltic countries on February 8. On that day, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are switching off their ...
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As Ukraine Fights, Echoes of Historic Meetings in Yalta and Helsinki Abound
On their anniversaries, Yalta and Helsinki offer lessons for Ukraine, Trump, and the balance of power in Europe.
Baseball’s brightest minds revere a reclusive engineer. No one else knows who he is
Paul Nyman's teachings are all over baseball today. But the man is absent. “He gave up,” Kyle Boddy said, “at precisely the ...
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Auschwitz: How death camp became centre of Nazi Holocaust
A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz It was 80 years ago that Soviet troops ... By the end of 1941, they had killed 500,000 people ...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: 2025 marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust
Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized every year on Jan. 27, and this year marks 80 years since the end of World War II and the Holocaust. The day is meant for people across the globe to ...