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Articles with tag "Soviet Union"

Soviet TV Hypnotist Anatoly Kashpirovsky Dies at 87

The famed Soviet-era psychic healer became famous with his televised mass hypnosis sessions during the perestroika and glasnost years.

‘Ignorance, Complacency and Lies Can Be Deadly’: Rustam Alexander on AIDS in Soviet Russia

“AIDS in Soviet Russia: A Story of Deception, Despair and Hope” has been shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize, which will be announced in London...
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‘Our Work Is About Every Human Life’: How Memorial Preserves the Memory of Repression From Exile

Memorial’s exhibition The Other Russia, which explores 35 years of its work documenting state violence and resistance, will be shown in Amsterdam.
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‘Art Always Tells the Truth’: Yuly Rybakov on Soviet Protests, Repressions and Russia’s Future

The veteran activist, dissident artist and politician will display his art at “Memory Remains,” the final edition of Artists Against the Kremlin.
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opinion Leila Nazgül Seiitbek

How Did the Soviet Security State Outlive the U.S.S.R.? Look to Dzerzhinsky for Clues.

The ideas of the Cheka's founder still shape how many post-Soviet states wield power.
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How This Russian Nuclear Waste Dump Became an Unlikely Victim of the Ukraine War

Europe poured millions into cleaning up a hazardous nuclear waste site in Russia's Arctic. The invasion of Ukraine brought the effort to a halt.
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Russia Summons Lithuanian Envoy Over 'Desecration' of Soviet Soldiers' Graves

According to Lithuanian media, the exhumations are linked to a de-Sovietization law that came into force in 2023.
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Poland and Russia Can’t Stop Arguing Over History. Does it Matter?

More than 80 years after they occurred, the events of World War II are still hotly debated in Russia and Poland.
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opinion Dan Storyev

It's Not Too Late to Cure the Madness of Putin’s Victory Day

When all is said and done, this day is still about a memory of a real, tangible and traumatic event.
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News Analysis

Russia Readies for Dialed-Down Victory Day Spectacle as Drones Fly and Millions Go Offline

While 12 regions do plan to hold full-scale military parades, as many as 11 have called off their celebrations entirely.
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Putin Renames FSB Academy After Red Terror Architect Felix Dzerzhinsky

Known as “Iron Felix,” the Polish-born Dzerzhinsky established the Cheka, the precursor to the KGB.
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Back to the USSR: When Russia Took a Wrong Turn

This collection of photos from the MT archives captures what everyday life looked like in Russia under Yeltsin and in the early years of Putin.
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State Duma Passes Bill Criminalizing Denial of ‘Soviet Genocide’

The new offense would broadly cover denying that a genocide of Soviet citizens took place during World War II.
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Russia Plans New Economics Textbook Reviving Stalin-Era Ideas

The textbook is intended to present a broader view of economic development than mainstream liberal theory, the head of a Kremlin-linked advisory body said...
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In Photos: The Works of Conceptual Artist Erik Bulatov

Bulatov was a leading figure of the Soviet pop art scene, bending figurative imagery with slogans and text to challenge state propaganda.
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A Russian Photographer Shared Public Info on Soviet Bunkers. He’s Now in Prison for Treason.

Grigory Skvortsov, a photographer from Perm known for his striking images of industrial landscapes, was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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Russia Slams Former Soviet Republics for ‘Distorted’ School History Textbooks

The comments come amid a broader push by the Kremlin to reassert its influence over historical narratives in the former Soviet sphere.
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Kyrgyzstan Dismantles Central Asia's Tallest Lenin Statue

Officials in the city of Osh warned against "politicizing" the decision to "relocate" it.
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Soviet Dissident Pavel Litvinov on Freedom of Speech Then and Now: ‘Nothing Is More Important’

The former dissident discusses freedom of speech in modern Russia, the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., including Trump’s dismantling of Voice of America.
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United Kingdom Declassifies Confessions of ‘Cambridge Five’ Soviet Spies

Russia honored one of the spies, Anthony Blunt, with a plaque at the Foreign Intelligence Service headquarters in Moscow in 2010.
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