In these years, Lomasko documented how protests shrunk to local levels – truckers who decried a new tax, Muscovites who lamented the destruction of local parks, and urban activists who protested plans ...
Lithuania gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and is probably Europe ... which is a self-declared republic and has its own flags and constitution (which, quirkily, declares ...
Georgy Zhukov was Stalin’s top general. During World War II, he led the Red Army from victory to victory, but when peace ...
Last month marked the anniversary of a pivotal moment in Georgia's history - the loss of its independence. February 25 holds a significant place in modern Georgian political memory. Ideally, such a ...
In the Soviet Union, however, most citizens found it difficult to think historically about Lenin because, under the conditions of dictatorship, open public debate based on factual information ...
A military court in St Petersburg jailed Soviet-era dissident and anti-war activist Alexander Skobov for 16 years on Friday after convicting him of "justifying terrorism," the Prosecutor General's ...
MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - A military court in St Petersburg jailed Soviet-era dissident and anti-war ... Skobov, who was jailed in the Soviet Union for his opposition to the authorities ...
Russian Court Jails Anti-War Soviet-Era Dissident for 16 Years ... Skobov, who was jailed in the Soviet Union for his opposition to the authorities, publicly condemned President Vladimir Putin's ...
The local government on Saaremaa has covered text and symbols on a Soviet-era memorial ahead of the tourist season. The Soviet-era "broken sword" monument in Tehumardi, in the south of the island, ...