By the 1940s, Moscow was a city of whispers, heavy with the scent of cheap tobacco and the …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
The Coup That Brought Down the Soviet Empire: A Warning for Today’s China (Part 2)
Yeltsin donned a bulletproof vest, followed by a shirt and suit, and set off with his aides toward …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
The Coup That Brought Down the Soviet Empire: A Warning for Today’s China (Part 1)
“Dad, wake up! There’s been a coup!” a girl shouted as she rushed into her father’s room. Her …
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LeadershipEditor's Pick
Crossing Boundaries: An Immigrant’s Reflections on America’s Promises and Principles (Part II)
by Mikel DavisCao Changqing is a freelance writer based in New York. Born and raised in China, he draws on …
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Space
More Than 50 Years After Trying to Reach Venus, a Failed Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Return to Earth
by Troy OakesDuring the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft toward …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
Colonel Kukliński: How His Espionage Tipped the Scales in the Cold War
by Hermann RohrIn the shadowy world of espionage, where secrets can alter the fate of nations, Colonel Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński, …
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MysteriesFeatured
The Enigma of Hypnotism: Unveiling the Realities of Mind Control
by Max LubyMax LuHypnotism, a subject of both skepticism and fascination, has long been proven to exist beyond the realms of …
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In 1956, Solzhenitsyn was released from exile by the Soviet government. In 1962, Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of …
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In 1945, on the front lines of East Prussia, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a battery commander in the Artillery Reconnaissance …
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Can music save lives? The answer is a resounding “Yes.” I’ve had the pleasure of meeting several people …