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The Century-Old Russian Novel Said to Have Inspired ‘1984’

New York Times 02 Nov 2021
“We,” by Yevgeny Zamyatin, transports us to an authoritarian society governed by technological efficiency ... .
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Cultural treasures that the Nazis looted from the USSR

Beijing News 01 Nov 2021
During World War II over a million items from Soviet museums and libraries were stolen and sent to Germany. Many never returned home or were lost altogether. Here are just a few of the most notable treasures that were lost ... Here are the most notorious cases of cultural treasures looted by the Nazis from the USSR. Tretyakov Gallery paintings ... Read more.
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Cultural treasures that the Nazis looted from the USSR (PHOTOS)

Russia Beyond 01 Nov 2021
During World War II over a million items from Soviet museums and libraries were stolen and sent to Germany. Many never returned home or were lost altogether. Here are just a few of the most notable treasures that were lost ... Here are the most notorious cases of cultural treasures looted by the Nazis from the USSR. Tretyakov Gallery paintings ... St ... .
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TV man known as the face of the USSR dies at 89

FBC News 31 Oct 2021
Igor Kirillov – the man known as the face and voice of the USSR for three decades – has died in Russia aged 89 ... ....
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Igor Kirillov: TV man known as the face of the USSR dies at 89

BBC News 30 Oct 2021
Igor Kirillov - the man known as the face and voice of the USSR - has died in Russia aged 89. Kirillov was Soviet TV's chief newsreader and announcer ... He also anchored all major Soviet set-piece events ... .
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Early Gain-of-Function and bioweapons research in USSR / Russia

Bitchute 30 Oct 2021
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Tsar Bomba Nuclear Test 60 Years Ago Didn't Make J.F.K. Flinch

New York Times 30 Oct 2021
A new study offers insights into how the United States reacted to Tsar Bomba, a planet shaker that made the deadly Hiroshima blast look tame ... .
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Why did a few Soviet Jews attempt to hijack their way out of the USSR in 1970?

Russia Beyond 28 Oct 2021
On December 24, 1970, American TV networks broke the news from the USSR ... Jews from all over the Soviet Union expressed their desire to return to their historic motherland, Israel, but the Soviet authorities had other plans, since a mass migration could have undermined internal stability and the USSR’s carefully constructed image abroad.
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Photographer Uncovers the Soviet Underworld Below Tbilisi, Georgia

PetaPixel 28 Oct 2021
Beneath the streets of Tbilisi lies a network of tunnels, bomb shelters, and Soviet-era chambers that many locals know nothing about. Over the past several months, photographer David Tabagari has been exploring this silent underworld with extraordinary results ... Decaying wagon tracks in a tunnel beneath Tbilisi. Photo by David Tabagari ... A GP-5 gas mask.
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Viktor Bryukhanov, Blamed for the Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 85

New York Times 27 Oct 2021
In charge of the plant in Ukraine, he was held responsible for the world’s worst nuclear-power disaster and imprisoned ... .
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In Ukraine, nationalist attacks man for wearing USSR windbreaker

Pravda RU 26 Oct 2021
In Kharkov, a radical individual sprayed pepper spray into the face of a man who was wearing a windbreaker jacket with "USSR" written on it ... .
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‘Perestroika in Haifa’: Exhibit brings immigration from USSR into focus

The Jerusalem Post 23 Oct 2021
Jewish immigration from the USSR to Israel is at the center of Perestroika in Haifa, a new exhibition now being shown at Haifa City Museum ... In another part of the exhibition, a USSR-style living room was recreated, complete with Russian literature on the shelves.
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The WEIRDEST stores in the USSR

Russia Beyond 23 Oct 2021
Back to the Future), tsar Ivan the Terrible gets stuck in the USSR when the time machine of madcap scientist Shurik breaks down ... radioactive material! The USSR wanted to introduce “the peaceful atom” into everyday life ... In the USSR, clothes were typically made from natural materials ... ussr Russian history Soviet Union shopping.

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