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
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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 Davisby 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 Oakesby 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 Rohrby 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 Luby Max 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 …
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We all know that more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans and less …