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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Economy: How a Superpower Crumbled

From industrial juggernaut to economic disaster, the Soviet Union’s economy tells the dramatic story of a global superpower ...
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"Developing into a Mars versus Earth political schism": For All Mankind co-creators share key details about the sci-fi drama's upcoming fifth season

An alternate universe where the space race never stops is explored in the science fiction drama For All Mankind on Apple TV+.

Bret Baier: Europe And The History Of The Russian Empire

"Special Report" Bret Baier delivers a history lesson on the Russian Empire and Vladimir Putin's intent on restoring it. BRET ...
The National Interest on MSN3d

The Soviet Union’s Forgotten Mars-Venus Mission

However, its conceptual innovations, engineering challenges, and historical context offer a fascinating glimpse into the ...
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The semi-true story of two Soviet Jews sent abroad by Stalin to fundraise during WWII

Avner Landes discusses his new book 'The Delegation,' an account of the adventures - and dark fates - of an actor and poet ...
The New York Sun2dOpinion

So, You Want a Government-Run Grocery Store?

Recreating the Soviet Union’s rationed food lines will hardly improve the lives of the poor in New York City.

Georgia's tea growers work to revive an industry that collapsed with the Soviet Union

Their GreenGold Tea is one of several new companies that brought tea fields in and around Ozurgeti, Guria’s regional capital, ...

Greetings from Moscow, Russia, where Lenin's tomb attracts a new surge of visitors

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...
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Son of U2 pilot captured by Soviet Union in 1960 coming to Fargo

Powers is the son of Francis Gary Powers Sr., the CIA U-2 pilot whose capture by the Soviet Union in 1960 became one of the ...