The controversial diary of a Finnish woman lured by the dream of Soviet Russia that turned into a nightmare
A controversial memoir of a Finnish woman who migrated to Stalin’s Soviet Russia in the 1930s and escaped in 1941. Ninety ...
The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin – Silencing tactics in the Soviet Union
Nevertheless, The Sound of Utopia infuses a bleak subject with verve, inspiring admiration for musicians so dedicated to ...
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Putin hails Soviet army for ending 'total evil' of Auschwitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised Soviet soldiers for ending the "total evil" of Auschwitz on the 80th ...
What was the first American album to be officially released in the USSR?
Rock music was placed under heavy restrictions in the USSR during the Cold War, but, in 1988, the regime allowed Bon Jovi to ...
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The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents
To the dissidents of the Soviet Union, that question was so relevant that it became a famous and ironic toast. Supposedly introduced to dissident circles in the early 1970s by Naum Korzhavin ...
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For Finland’s tiny Jewish community, a complicated history of fighting for the czar and the Nazis
Finland's community of approximately 1,500 Jews dates back to the 19th century when they arrived here to serve in the Russian ...
TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people — unlike its Chinese equivalent, 'The Anxious Generation' author tells BI
Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, is very different and "much more pro-social," NYU professor Jonathan Haidt told ...
MAGA Is Misreading Its Mandate
His probable confirmation is one of the most remarkable examples of “failing up” in modern American history. MAGA is mostly ...
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Idaho Art Gallery sculpts success from small-business ingenuity, promoting artists
Discover how Idaho Art Gallery in Meridian supports local artists and businesses through curated exhibits, rentals, and ...
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The Soviet Holiday Classic Even Kremlin Skeptics Can’t Stop Watching
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries like ... said that Russia promoted Soviet pop-culture artifacts to inspire nostalgia for a time when the country was a powerful ...
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Uruguayan town puts historic support to Soviet troops during Battle of Stalingrad on display
“That Uruguayan 'corned beef' constituted 15% of the Allied supplies of canned meat to the Soviet Union, which there ... that have bequeathed us culture and that have allowed us to have true ...