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Soviet collapse taught Russians the danger of being a messianic superpower. Biden makes it clear America hasn’t learnt the lesson

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Russia has none of the “messianic fervor” of Western states such as the US, its foreign minister said this week, as the nations’ leaders prepare to meet. No longer the Third Rome, Moscow is seeking a more modest role in the world. … Read More >Soviet collapse taught Russians the danger of being a messianic superpower. Biden makes it clear America hasn’t learnt the lesson

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27 million Soviet citizens lost their lives fighting the Nazis, Westerners comparing USSR to Hitler’s Germany insult their memory

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With Victory Day here again, World War II historical revisionism kicks back into gear. The reason this is becoming such a hot issue once again is that the debate over the past has serious implications for today’s geopolitics. … Read More >27 million Soviet citizens lost their lives fighting the Nazis, Westerners comparing USSR to Hitler’s Germany insult their memory

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A nation no longer divided? How Russians are increasingly remembering, rather than erasing, the country’s bloody Civil War history

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The Russian state is often accused of encouraging Soviet nostalgia. A new monument in Sevastopol reveals a more complex reality – an attempt to reconcile the contradictory elements of Russia’s past into a single coherent whole. … Read More >A nation no longer divided? How Russians are increasingly remembering, rather than erasing, the country’s bloody Civil War history

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Leaders who changed global economics: Lenin, FDR, Deng Xiaoping, Thatcher (Sir Vince Cable)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Sir Vince Cable, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, about his new book ‘Money & Power: The World Leaders Who Changed Economics’. He discusses the prominent role of the most iconic figures of the 20th century in shifting economics, including President Franklin Delano Roosevelt … Read More >Leaders who changed global economics: Lenin, FDR, Deng Xiaoping, Thatcher (Sir Vince Cable)

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Soviet victims of Nazis were long ‘forgotten group,’ German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary

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Germany should pay more attention to Soviet POWs and forced laborers victimized by the Nazis, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech commemorating those slain and persecuted at the Buchenwald concentration camp. … Read More >Soviet victims of Nazis were long ‘forgotten group,’ German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary

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New UK anti-protesting bill: Authoritarianism being built by stoking culture wars (Plan B’s Tim Crosland)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak with Plan B Director Tim Crosland. He discusses the violence in Bristol at the ‘Kill The Bill’ protests, held against the new law which could see Britons face harsh new anti-protest measures which make demonstrations that cause ‘annoyance’ illegal, with prison sentences of up to 10 years … Read More >New UK anti-protesting bill: Authoritarianism being built by stoking culture wars (Plan B’s Tim Crosland)

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Turmoil in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, & Ukraine shows that, three decades on, the Soviet Union’s still collapsing

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The sudden collapse of the USSR in 1991 created many weak countries without a unifying national identity and a strong central state. Yet conflicts will continue until the world is willing to recognize the realities on the ground. … Read More >Turmoil in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, & Ukraine shows that, three decades on, the Soviet Union’s still collapsing