From theguardian.com
Gulag History Museum in Moscow temporarily closed ‘for safety reasons’
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Kremlin critics fear move is part of Russia’s efforts to whitewash Soviet past and shut independent cultural institutions
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2h ago
From flickr.com
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A small memorial features photos of Berliners who died trying to reach the West. Somebody left a rose for this one.
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on Sep 6
From nerdpol.ch
It seems that the interest in #peace is secondary. Greed for power ...
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It seems that the interest in #peace is secondary. Greed for power and resources is more important. Therefore, there will be #war as long as the warmongers face no real resistance and are strong enough to stir up trouble. Leading US diplomats, led by the great stateman-scholar George Kennan,...
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on Sep 5
From washingtonpost.com
Justice Dept. charges two Russian media operatives in alleged scheme
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The Justice Department charged two Russian media executives in an alleged scheme that authorities say illegally funneled millions of dollars to a Tennessee-based company.
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on Sep 5
From robpegoraro.com
Brief memories of Ukraine, over 32 years later
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Until this week, my relatively limited travel around the world had not included any places that later became war zones on live TV. Thanks to Russia’s paranoid president Vladimir Putin lashing…
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on Feb 10
From robpegoraro.com
Reminder: You can still rejoice that the Soviet Union is dead
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VILNIUS, Lithuania The political distance that the world has traveled over the last 40 years cannot appear much larger than in the Baltic states. In 1984, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had spent de…
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on Feb 10