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Declassified document uncovers Manchester's master plan in the event of 1980s nuclear war

The 40-year-old document offers a fascinating glimpse into how the region would function following a nuclear attack

Manchester Evening News

China and Russia: explaining a long, complicated friendship

Chinaese leader Xi Jinping just concluded a three-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound friendship

The Independent UK

Commentary: We can’t forget Jimmy Carter’s shameful legacy in Afghanistan

While Jimmy Carter was president, his critics claimed his foreign policy was weak and had emboldened the Soviet Union. Carter, who is 98 and recently entered home hospice treatment, is today known for having prioritized human rights during his term. Yet this view forgets that in Afghanistan, Carter launched an…

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Commentary: Putin and Saddam Hussein have a lot in common

The significance of the war in Ukraine to the Western world lies largely in its geography: It’s being fought in Europe, only a small distance away from some of the wealthiest and most avowedly peaceful nations of the world. Parallels with earlier European wars, most notably the Winter War unleashed…

Tribune News Service

Loyalty and affection is threatened in 'A Spy Among Friends'

A main character in “A Spy Among Friends” is one of the Soviet Union’s most notorious double agents

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin: What is driving Russian leader’s relentless assault on Ukraine?

He sold the invasion as a collective decision with his military chiefs, but it is the president alone who will have to answer to history, writes Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK

Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once

The Buran spacecraft was the Soviet Union's response to NASA's space shuttle program.

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