As reports of a German invasion poured in, Stalin refused to believe them. This episode uncovers the mindset behind one of history’s greatest misjudgments. German deception, fearful advisers, and ...

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Russians throughout the country on October 29 commemorated the victims of Soviet repression with an annual event organized by the Memorial human rights group, which itself was banned and shut down by ...

Health spas have long made fantastical claims for their curative benefits, but Tskaltubo’s “Waters of Immortality” must ...

Stalin's likeness is located near the Battle of Stalingrad Museum and is flanked by similar busts of World War II-era Soviet leaders Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky. Statues of the communist ...

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After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the ...