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The harsh reality of Soviet penal units

Discover the sobering history of Soviet penal units during WWII, where soldiers faced dire circumstances and severe ...
War on the Rocks

Influence Operations and Active Measures: The History of Soviet and Russian Political Warfare in the West

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center, sits down with Professor Paul Pope and Dr. Kiril Avramov of the Intelligence Studies Project at the ...
The Atlantic

The Other History of the Holocaust

Picture a long table covered end to end in crystal bowls filled with cured fish, pickled foods, and salads with an alarming amount of mayonnaise. There’s vodka and black bread on the table too. A man ...
ERR NewsOpinion

Maarja Vaino: Covering Soviet propaganda is cleaning up our public space

Covering or removing a Soviet-era decoration is not destruction. Placing it in a museum is not destruction either, writes ...
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The Booze Carrier: The Story Of The Vodka-Cooled Soviet Jet

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The history of Soviet era weapons and warfare is brimming with interesting tales of success, failure, and weird human behavior. The MiG-25 had ...
The Atlantic

A Brief History of Soviet Rock and Roll

A pro-Kremlin lawmaker spawned a tsunami of scorn in Russia this week by alleging that Soviet rock star Viktor Tsoi's Perestroika-era anthems were composed by CIA operatives trying to destabilize the ...