Smithsonian Magazine21d
Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union
Published on this day in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" drew on Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a ...
Wilson Center1d
Putin’s 2025 New Year’s Address—And an Anniversary Forgotten
Nevertheless, Putin’s New Year’s message remained upbeat. He looked ahead to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Soviet ...
National Interest on MSN8d
Why We Will Never See Another F-22 Raptor
The Soviet Union’s fall and the subsequent end of the Cold War forced a reexamination of spending priorities. No longer were defense projects simply handed a blank check. The F-22's production was ...
Trump can use Russia’s space program to end the war in Ukraine
If Putin were to come to terms with Ukraine, ending his war of conquest, Trump could offer Russia a role in the Artemis ...
Historian explains how economics research stumbled under Soviet regime, while mathematics thrived
Political and ideological barriers can shape the progress of academic disciplines, warns Ivan Boldyrev. In a paper appearing ...
Europe's Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops
Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine are set to end on New Year's Day, bringing down the curtain on Moscow's long ...
Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit
Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of ...