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Were it not for Putin mindlessly continuing the (self-)destructive legacy of the Bolsheviks a century ago, Russia could have been a true 21st century superpower. The post How Russia Botched an Entire Century appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Trump muffed his Ronald Reagan moment, to declare, “Mr. Putin — end this war!”| Stu Bykofsky
President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set for a military base in Alaska that was crucial to countering the Soviet Union during the height of Cold War and still plays a role today.| AP News
The appearance of strangers within family photo albums was part of how a Soviet imagined and imaged community was constructed and sustained.| Public Books
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is perhaps the most well-known Soviet dissident. He was the author of The Gulag Archipelago, a three-volume work originally published in 1973 which significantly turned international public opinion against the Soviet Union. Described by Canadian psychologist and right-wing media personality Jordan Peterson as the most important book of the 20th century, the text| CovertAction Magazine
By Christopher Miskimon Historians often compare Adolf Hitler to a gambler. He kept making risky bets that paid off time and again—until they didn’t. Read more The post The Nazi Invasion of Poland, Adolf Hitler’s First Gamble in the East appeared first on Warfare History Network.| Warfare History Network
The fifth war: if it comes, will it be simply another round in the long duel between Arab and Jew fought over the old battlefields and for the old objectives, or will it be Armageddon, a confrontation between the superpowers that could set the world alight? No one, naturally, can say. What can be said with confidence is that another war will not be like the last The post From 1975 | Can Israel Win Another War? appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
A story from the old Soviet Union, written by the Russian writer Vladimir Dudintsev, still teaching us things today. And here is a written version from a 2013 post.| Cassandra's Legacy
By Warren Perley United Press International April 27, 1987 The Soviets’ sensitivity about their Canadian operation was never so clear as on a wintry day this year when they let their consulate burn rather than […]| | Fitzpatrick Informer
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Trump is destroying a valuable source of American "soft power" and an inspiration to people suffering under authoritarian regimes.| Reason.com
Brian Becker teaches the life and legacy of Lenin, the formation of Leninism, and the revolutionary paths it generated across the world. The post Lenin and the path to revolution: A 3-part podcast course first appeared on Liberation School.| Liberation School
We are facing the end of 'the West'. Some of our best science shows the US empire is following the collapse-path of the USSR - but this is also the precursor to the emergence of a new life-cycle for civilisation.| Age of Transformation
Churchill’s attitude on Russian affairs oscillated throughout his career, but his position towards that volatile nation remained consistent.| The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College
Russia was born in Kiev in the first millennium, became a world power under Peter the Great in 1721. As a Soviet quasi-state, Ukraine became a member of the United Nations in 1945, separate from but always voting with the USSR. Churchill despised Soviet ideology, but departing from his earlier views he did not consider the USSR illegitimate. Its rule extended over a vast territory, and with Europe shattered, the best option was diplomacy combined with deterrence. The post Student Essays: Chur...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
The Zinoviev Letter caused an uproar during the 1924 British election. Churchill took advantage of it, but the hoax wasn’t his.| The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College
Viktor Belenko's defection with the MiG-25 Foxbat provided the West with crucial Cold War intelligence and a significant propaganda victory.| Historic Mysteries
By Julia Buyskykh. For decades, anthropologists have been studying borders and borderlands, concentrating on marginalised groups (whether minorities, migrants, or refugees), cross-border state relations, border shadow economies, and the multiple identities of populations settling along borders, whose silenced voices often contradict official state narratives of history, identities, and religion. In this article, the author reflects upon her own experience, entangling it with current anthropol...| TRAFO – Blog for Transregional Research
As thousands descend on Washington for a anniversary summit, we posit that the alliance is broken and sleepwalking into war| Responsible Statecraft
Discover the futuristic flying saucer gas stations of the Soviet era from the late 1970s and early 1980s, highlighting innovative design and unique functionality.| Rare Historical Photos
What Niall Ferguson’s recent Cold War analogy misses.| The Dispatch
The prosecution's rebuttal in the Backpage trial cast a net of guilt so wide it could encompass millions of people.| Front Page Confidential
The ghost of the Soviet Union, writes Dalrymple, has taken its revenge on the West by the increasing Sovietisation of Western life. Worse, he notes, than the unnecessary material deprivation of the…| Theodore Dalrymple writes: