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The brilliant immigrant who advised presidents and predicted the Soviet Union’s fall
In “Zbig,” Edward Luce tells the story of Zbigniew Brzezinski, a leading American strategist who had a notably eventful run ...
The National Interest on MSN8h
82 Years Ago, the Soviet Union Shattered the Nazi Empire at Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable.
The Aviationist on MSN30m
Russia Considers Retiring its Sole Aircraft Carrier
The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has suffered several accidents from 2009 to 2019, and has been undergoing overhaul and ...
Eurasianet on MSN2d
Russian aid agency seeking to fill USAID gaps in former Soviet Union
The head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Russia’s international assistance agency, has an ambitious plan for the Kremlin soft-power ...
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DOD ends bid to revive Soviet-style ekranoplan seaplane just as Chinese version appears
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency effort to resurrect a secretive Soviet design for an aircraft that skims just ...
Like Gukesh now, young Vishy Anand was once dismissed by Soviet Union stars as ‘coffee house player’
Anand had written in his autobiography about the treatment he got from players from the Soviet Union in his early days: ...