Kevin T Johnsonflipped into Sync...Military History The Tragic Story of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Siteio9 The Semipalatinsk Test Site ("The Polygon") was the primary nuclear testing site for the Soviet Union. It's about 150 kilometres west of the town …
Forbesflipped into TechnologyU.S. Navy China’s Aircraft Carriers Fueling New Arms RaceForbes - H I SuttonSince the Cold War, the U.S. Navy has enjoyed complete dominance in the aircraft carrier arena. Now China is building a fleet of at least four carriers that could rival the U.S. in the Pacific in the years.
ThoughtCo. flipped into Educational ResourcesRussia Top 50 Most Common Russian Names for Girls and for Boysthoughtco.com - Maia Nikitina Russian names originate from many sources, with new names usually appearing during the most important historical periods, including the advent of …
FrontLineflipped into FrontLine - Humor & EntertainmentWatchmen What Watchmen meant in the 1980sPolygon - Keith PhippsWatchmen already felt like the product of another time when it arrived in July 1986. The landmark limited series comic, written by Alan Moore, with art by Dave Gibbons, takes place in an alternate universe
Atlas ObscuraUzbekistan Turkmenistan and the Gates of Hell - Atlas Obscura TripsAtlas Obscura Arrive in Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital that’s been described as “Las Vegas meets Pyongyang.” (Note that many flights land around 2 a.m.) After being …
Mathematics Divide Me by Zero |indiebound.org - www.indiebound.org As a young girl, Katya Geller learned from her mother that math was the answer to everything. Now, approaching forty, she finds this wisdom tested: …
24MATINS INDIAflipped into NewsRussia Russia bids farewell to first man who walked in space24matins.uk - 24matins.uk with AFP Hundreds of people including Russian and US astronauts and top officials bid farewell Tuesday to Alexei Leonov, a legendary Soviet cosmonaut who was …
The Washington PostDonald Trump The architect of Trump’s strategy on impeachmentThe Washington PostWhile deception is a longtime Trump tactic, so too is it a longtime Republican tactic, one that dates to the beginning of the Cold War. And there is a tie between Trump’s usage of the practice and Republicans’
The Wall Street Journal.Currency We Sent a Man to the Moon. We Can Send the Dollar to CyberspaceThe Wall Street Journal. - J. Christopher GiancarloWashington should edge out rivals with a regulated platform for trading greenbacks via blockchain. America was complacent about its technological dominance until the Soviets’ 1957 Sputnik launch woke up.
POLITICOflipped into PoliticsChina Don’t Blame Just Trump for U.S.-China HostilityPOLITICO - By ZACHARY KARABELLYes, the president’s trade war has taken the relationship to new lows. But anti-China attitudes are widespread in American politics and society—and that’s dangerous. Notwithstanding the mini deal the House
U.S. News & World Reportflipped into NewsCommunism Europe's View, 30 Years After Communism's FallU.S. News & World Report - Kevin Drew In the early days following the revolutions that overthrew the communist regimes across Central and Eastern Europe, the public joy that coursed …
Burundi Listen to a Rare Album From Burundi's Most Popular 1980s Group: Amabanookayafrica.com - Thomas Gesthuizen Even though African music of the past four decades is being rediscovered, catalogued and reissued by foreign labels at an accelerating speed, music …
Laughing SquidSvalbard The Tiny Russian Town Located on a Norwegian Islandlaughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn The fascinating animated series Half as Interesting by Sam Denby takes a look at Barentsburg, the tiny Russian town that sits on the archipelago of …
The Daily SignalConservative View YouTube’s Concerning Suppression of Conservative Speechdailysignal.com - Dennis Prager Dear Mr. Brin: Fifty years ago this week, when I was a 21-year-old college senior, I was in the Soviet Union, sent by the government of Israel to …
The Revenant Rising Russian Hostility To Jews A Revenant From Soviet Times – OpEdeurasiareview.com - Paul Goble Increasing support for the slogan “Russia for the Russians” and growing hostility to immigrant workers is easily explained by economic difficulties …
The Washington TimesRussia Legendary Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov buried in RussiaThe Washington Times - Associated Press MYTISHCHI, Russia (AP) - Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, has been laid to rest at a memorial cemetery outside the Russian capital …
Columbia University More Egregious Than Watergate: A Guide To The Recent Impeachment Scandalbwog.com - Bwog Staff After attending a panel discussion, Staff Writers Solomia Dzhaman and Victoria Borlando created a guide to the developments of the recent impeachment …
Opinion American Capitalism and Chinese Fragilitycommentarymagazine.com - Noah Rothman “Officially,” Mikhail Sergeevich Voslensky reflected, “there is no censorship in the Soviet Union.” Describing the Soviet process of silencing …
The Scotsmanflipped into Top StoriesSpace Obituary: Alexei Leonov, cosmonaut who made history as the first man to walk in spacescotsman.com Alexei Leonov, cosmonaut. Born: 30 May, 1934 in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Died: 11 October, 2019 in Moscow, Russia, aged 85 Alexei Leonov, the …
War S2 E2: Rethinking Rights After World War IIsoundcloud.com As World War II made clear, the United States needed to step up on civil liberties and civil rights to take on the Soviet Union, UVA Law professor G. …
grafhamflipped into DefenceMilitary Aircraft Russia's Su-27 Fighter Is Moscow's Very Own F-15 (And Its a Real Killer)nationalinterest.org - Robert Farley Sukhoi designed the Flanker with the capabilities of the F-15 Eagle firmly in mind, and the aircraft that emerged resembles the fast, heavily armed, …
War My Life and World War Twohistoryhit.com - Simplestream Ltd Happy Birthday Victor Gregg - he has turned 100 this week. Victor volunteered to join the army before the Second World War and he fought all the way …
Opinion How not to get peacewashingtonexaminer.com - Noemie Emery President Trump, Rand Paul, and others seem to think we can get peace by pulling out of places that are not yet pacified, because they imagine that …
Electronic Music Stihia: An Electronic Dawn In Uzbekistanresidentadvisor.net - www.residentadvisor.net The site of one of the modern history's worst environmental catastrophes is now home to a bold new music festival. Tom Faber travels to Moynaq to …
The Washington PostOpinion Here’s the real foreign policy disaster that Trump has created for the U.S.The Washington Post - By Robert D. KaplanRobert D. Kaplan is managing director for global macro at Eurasia Group and author of “ The Return of Marco Polo’s World: War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century .” The most slow-moving
ReutersPoland Poland's nationalists look set to stay in powerReuters - Thomson ReutersPoland’s ruling nationalist party was on course to keep its majority after a general election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, a victory likely to stoke concern about democratic standards in the largest
BBC Travelflipped into All StoriesRussia Who really owns borsch?BBC Travel - By Andrew EvansTo the average person, Russians broadcasting about borsch may seem obvious and innocuous, but not so for Ukrainians, who consider the soup to be their national dish. Soup should never be your go-to weapon
The Telegraphflipped into PoliticsPolitics Jeremy Corbyn's closest aide warned he is next 'on the list' amid claims John McDonnell is plotting a 'Soviet' style purgeThe Telegraph - By Harry YorkeJeremy Corbyn’s closest aide has been warned he is next “on the list” to be forced out, amid claims that John McDonnell is engaged in a “Soviet” style purge of the Labour leader’s office. Labour insiders
Michael Hinsleyflipped into Martial HistoryHistory Your History Book Failed: Why This World War II Battle Is NOT The Biggest Tank Battlenationalinterest.org - Michael Peck Wrong. So wrong. Key Point: The hype about The Battle of Kursk is off the charts. The title of Martin Caidin's 1974 history of the Battle of Kursk is …
Russia Sing along to classic Soviet musicals in Londoncalvertjournal.com - Paula Erizanu 48 hours in Sochi: explore Soviet seaside glamour and stunning nature in this short film Back to the USSR: Barbie goes Soviet in new photoshoot
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