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Why does Putin insist Ukranians and Russians are ‘one people’? The answer spans centuries of colonisation and resistance

Russian president Vladimir Putin does not seem interested in peace: Sunday’s missile strike on Sumy, the worst civilian attack this year, proves he is determined to expand into Ukraine at any cost.

The Conversation

The dark side of psychiatry – how it has been used to control societies

In his new book, No More Normal, psychiatrist Alastair Santhouse recalls an experience from the 1980s when he was a university student in the UK helping deliver supplies to “refuseniks” – Soviet citizens who were denied permission to leave the USSR. These people often faced harsh treatment, losing their jobs…

The Conversation

In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion

Sympathy towards wartime Russia has deep historical roots, back to the Cold War era and earlier.

Al Jazeera

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Boris Spassky obituary

Russian chess world champion who lost to Bobby Fischer in the sport’s most famous match at the peak of the cold war

The Guardian - UK

Malta summit ends the cold war – archive, 1989

On 3 December 1989, the US and the USSR declared an end to the cold war. A few days later, European Community leaders met to shape a single European market for the 1990s. See how the Guardian reported events

The Guardian - UK

Soviet socialist realist art is found in the Asia-Pacific region too. Here are ten classics to look out for

Joseph Stalin was no great lover of the arts, unlike other Communist leaders, but he recognised their power to stir his people’s souls in the pursuit of his political goals.

The Conversation

How many nuclear bombs have been used?

The first nuclear bomb test, conducted in 1945, set off an international arms race that included nuclear testing. But how many nuclear bombs have been detonated during tests and in active war?

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From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road

A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion.

Al Jazeera

Koreans in Uzbekistan: K-pop and a brewing cultural clash

The ‘Korean Wave’ has breathed new life into Korean communities first exiled to central Asia by Stalin – but at a cost.

Al Jazeera

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary rips Kamala Harris' economic platform: 'They tried that in Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, the USSR'

The vice president and Democratic presidential nominee plans to punish grocery stores for price gouging, and proposed grants to first-time homebuyers.

Fortune

Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who became the story

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16 years in Russia on disputed espionage charges, was released Thursday in a major multinational prisoner swap after spending more than a year behind bars. Originally from Russia, the journalist returned in 2017 to the country of his parents, Soviet Jews…

France 24

Could big tech eventually face its USSR moment and collapse completely?

The end of the all-powerful social networks seems inconceivable, but the disintegration of the Soviet giant once did too

The Guardian - UK

Is Cristiano Ronaldo’s two-decade scoring feat for Portugal a record?

Plus: who has the most assists at the Euros; winning the FA Cup before the FA Youth Cup and more

The Guardian - UK

Does the US have a planned economy? You might be surprised

During the Cold War, a heated debate arose over the role of economic planning. Did the “planned” economy of the USSR or the “free market” economy of the U.S. allocate resources more productively?

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Radio France Internationale

How anti-Americanism shaped France's Russophile elites

President Emmanuel Macron’s call for Europe not to rule out sending troops to Ukraine to defeat Russia marks a turning point in France's decades-long "unhealthy fascination" with the country and its strongmen, argues journalist Elisa Vidal. So what's been driving the charm?

Reason

Video of Marshall University Online Talk on "Putin's Western Supporters"

In the presentation I explain why Putin's regime appeals to these people, and how they compare with Western sympathizers with the USSR during the Cold War.

Radio France Internationale

Barcelona 1992: New participants, new Olympic dreams

The 1992 Barcelona Olympics was marked by openness and unity after a long period of controversy and conflicts. The political changes in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s allowed the Olympics to take place without a boycott for the first time since 1972. The Olympics also coincided…

International Business Times

100 Years After His Death, Russians Shrug At Lenin's Legacy

For almost a century after his death, Vladimir Lenin's carefully preserved body has lain in a purpose-built mausoleum on Red Square -- a glaring reminder of Russia's communist past.

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The Hindu

The global nuclear order is under strain

The global nuclear order is looking increasingly shaky

The Conversation

Do 'sputnik moments' spur educational reform? A rhetoric scholar weighs in

Ever since the USSR surprised the United States with the Oct. 4, 1957, launch of the world’s first artificial satellite – Sputnik 1 – U.S. politicians and other public figures have used the term “sputnik moment” to describe times of crisis, where some sort of action is urgently needed in…

Radio France Internationale

Melbourne 1956: The Suez Crisis, the Hungarian Uprising and Olympic boycotts

1956 was one of the most turbulent years in the post-war era. Over a period of 12 months, the world witnessed the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Budapest uprising, the Poznan revolt, the Suez affair and the Algerian war among other events. The Melbourne…

Radio France Internationale

Helsinki 1952: Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War

From 19 July to 3 August 1952, the Finnish capital Helsinki hosted the 15th Summer Olympics, the first games of the modern era. The world's biggest sporting event after the Second World War took place at the height of the Cold War and marked the beginning of East-West rivalry.

France 24

From Khrushchev’s KGB to Putin: the deep roots of Russian influence in Africa

When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter…

The Hindu

Sixty two of 111 lunar missions in last seven decades were successful: NASA database

India on July 14 launched its third mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-3, with an aim to soft land on the surface of Earth’s only natural satellite. A successful landing would make India the fourth country to achieve the rare feat after the United States, China and the Soviet Union.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kallas calls for tribunal to hold Russia accountable

TALLINN -- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas continues to emphasize the need to hold the current Russian leadership accountable for the invasion of Ukraine. Her conviction is rooted in her personal experience growing up under the control of the Soviet Union, as the northernmost Baltic state had been in the…

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