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Montenegro Overturns Coup Verdict for 2 Russians, 11 Others

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coup, Russia, soviet

A Montenegrin court on Friday overturned the convictions of two Russians and 11 others over an attempted coup against the pro-Western government in 2016, and ordered a retrial.

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Government International Law Politics 

Belarusian Lawyers Describe Living in a Soviet-Era Nightmare

January 16, 2021January 20, 2021 CAIN BURDEAU
Attorneys, Belarus, protests, soviet

In interviews with Courthouse News, Belarusian lawyers opened a window into the state of affairs this winter in a European nation still suffering the kind of repression that marked Europe’s Soviet past.

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Entertainment International Media Politics 

Double Agent Blake’s Family Sought to ‘Cash In’: UK Govt Papers

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
espionage, history, Journalism, Russia, soviet, United Kingdom

The British government suspected the family of the late double agent George Blake of seeking to cash in on his notoriety after he fled to the Soviet Union, according to government papers released Wednesday.

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International Politics 

Moldova’s Pro-Russian Prime Minister Resigns After Protests

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, resignation, soviet

Moldova’s pro-Russian prime minister has resigned to, as he put it, pave the way for an early parliamentary election and “bring normalcy” to the tiny former Soviet state.

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Uncategorized 

Pro-Western Candidate Wins Moldovan Presidential Election

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, Russia, soviet

Maia Sandu, a former World Bank economist who favors closer ties with the European Union, has won Moldova’s presidential runoff vote, decisively defeating the staunchly pro-Russian incumbent.

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International Politics 

Kyrgyzstan Village Untouched by Political Unrest

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, protests, rural, soviet

The political turmoil that has gripped Kyrgyzstan hasn’t reached the quiet village of Tash-Bashat in the mountains near the capital, where residents talk about the country’s feuding elites with resignation and disdain.

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International 

Cold War Relics and Spy Tools to Go Up for Auction

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 JOSH RUSSELL
auctions, history, soviet, Spying

Hundreds of Soviet spy tools and assorted Cold War-era relics will be sold at auction next year.

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International Latest Headlines 

Several Held Hostage at Bank in Ex-Soviet Republic Georgia

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
banks, hostages, soviet

An armed assailant took several people hostage at a bank in the ex-Soviet nation of Georgia on Wednesday, authorities said.

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Health International Politics 

Germany: OPCW Says Nerve Agent Used in Navalny Poisoning

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Assassination, chemicals, Germany, poison, Russia, soviet

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says a global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era nerve agent.

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International Politics Science 

French, Swedish Labs Confirm Navalny Poisoned With Novichok

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
poison, Russia, soviet

Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday.

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Entertainment International 

The Axe That Killed Leon Trotsky Now a Museum Exhibit

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Assassination, espionage, history, museums, Russia, soviet

The ice axe that was plunged into Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky’s skull during his gruesome murder in Mexico on August 20, 1940, is today among the prized exhibits at Washington’s International Spy Museum.

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Civil Rights Government International Politics 

Belarus’ Ruler Vows to Quash Opposition Rallies After Vote

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, Elections, protests, soviet

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko warned Monday that the protesters who challenge the official vote results extending his 26-year rule will face a tough crackdown, deriding the opposition as “sheep” manipulated by foreign masters.

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Government Health International Politics 

President’s Virus Swagger Fuels Anger Ahead of Belarus Vote

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, coronavirus, Russia, soviet

As Kseniya Milya’s grandfather lay dying of Covid-19 at a hospital in Belarus’ capital of Minsk, the country’s authoritarian leader was blithely dismissing the pandemic as “psychosis,” and recommending an unusual remedy: Have a regular shot of vodka and work hard in the fields.

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International Politics 

Kremlin Denies Election Meddling in Belarus

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Elections, Russia, soviet

The Kremlin on Thursday denied that it plans to destabilize an “ally” after Belarus arrested 33 Russians it said were mercenaries on a mission to disrupt upcoming presidential polls.

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International Politics 

Czechs Expel Russian Diplomats Over Poison Plot Hoax

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
attack, Czech Republic, Diplomacy, poison, Russia, soviet, weapons

The Czech Republic has expelled two Russian diplomats after a Russian embassy employee spread false information about a planned poison attack on three Prague politicians, officials said on Friday.

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International 

75 Years After WWII, Search Continues for Missing Soldiers

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germany, history, soviet, World War II

n eastern Germany, today’s verdant pastures were killing fields 75 years ago as the Soviet Red Army pushed toward the Nazi capital in the final weeks of World War II.

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International 

Soviet Woman Spy Who Helped Foil Attack on Allied Leaders Dies

November 26, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
history, Nazi, obituary, soviet, Spying, World War II

Goar Vartanyan, one half of a legendary Soviet spy couple who helped prevent a Nazi assassination of allied leaders in Tehran in 1943, has died at age 93.

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International Politics 

Famous Soviet Dissident Vladimir Bukovsky Dies at 76

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
obituary, psychology, Russia, soviet, Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Bukovsky, a prominent dissident and writer who helped expose the Soviet Union’s abuse of psychiatry to silence its critics, has died in Britain at 76.

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Financial International Politics 

30 Years After Fall of the Wall, Eastern Europe a Bit Quizzical

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
communism, EU, European Union, Pew Research Center, soviet

Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came crashing down, a wide-ranging survey finds many people in the former Soviet Union bloc happy about the transition to capitalism and multiparty democracy but also saying life in many areas isn’t better and has gotten worse.

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Government Media Religion 

Washington State Lawmaker Espouses Hatred of Muslims in Video

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 KARINA BROWN
Christianity, politician, soviet, Washington state

Washington state Rep. Matt Shea said in a video posted Thursday that the media’s exposure of his extremist ideas such as Christian dominion — which calls for Christians to control society by taking over political and cultural institutions — is a “Soviet tactic” to persecute him.

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