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WW2 museum in Kiev to dismantle Soviet-era monuments

Ukraine’s leading World War II history museum will remove Soviet-era monuments as part of a push to erase centuries-old ties to Russia.“The…

2 months ago

Russian nationalist and staunch anti-Soviet: The legacy of Solzhenitsyn 50 years after his deportation from the USSR

Among the many great Russian writers of the 20th century, one man stands out in particular, whose works have had…

3 months ago

EU tells ex-Soviet state to sanction Russia

The European Union expects Moldova to fully implement sanctions against Russia in order to demonstrate “European values,” the bloc’s ambassador…

6 months ago

‘Africa is fighting, Africa will win’: How Soviet art supported the decolonization of the ‘Dark Continent’

In the second half of the 20th century, the African continent lived through its own ‘parade of sovereignties.’ In 1960…

10 months ago

China questions sovereignty of ex-Soviet states

China’s ambassador to France has called into question the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, suggesting that their…

1 year ago

Lavrov likens protests in ex-Soviet state to 2014 Kiev coup

The massive protests Georgia has been facing over the past week closely resemble the 2014 Maidan coup in Ukraine, Russian…

1 year ago

Nazi collaborators, dissidents and Soviet functionaries: The untold story of how Ukraine achieved independence

The end of the Second World War and the defeat of Ukrainian Nazi-collaborators did not put an end to the…

1 year ago

Ex-Soviet republic explains refusal to ‘return’ weapons to Ukraine

Georgia did not receive Buk anti-aircraft systems from Ukraine free of charge, but rather as part of a secret arms…

1 year ago

Ghost of Soviet Union still haunts Washington – Moscow

The US’ support for Ukraine is motivated by a Cold War-era desire to weaken Russia and make Europe its subordinate,…

1 year ago

Baltic state demolishes Soviet WWII monument

Workers have started removing the monument to the liberators of Latvia from the Nazis, with at least one excavator and…

2 years ago