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fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

The Dylatov Pass Incident: Has One of the Biggest Soviet Mysteries Been Solved?

In a place where information has been as tightly controlled as in the former Soviet Union, mistrust of official narratives is natural, and nothing in the record can explain why people would leave a tent undressed, in near-suicidal fashion.
Skiing
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromTheartnewspaper
2 months ago

What can a 'poorly-made' Stalin sculpture tell us about Putin's Russia?

A sculptural relief of Stalin appears in Moscow's metro, raising questions about its artistic quality and underlying political symbolism amid current tensions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Putin Showers Elon Musk With Praise in Odd Remarks: Not Often Such People Appear In The Human Population'

Putin compared Elon Musk to Soviet rocket scientist Sergei Korolev, praising his ambitions in space.
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