A century of Georgia’s struggle against pro-Kremlin disinformation
Almost 100 years ago, in his speech in Tbilisi 16 January 1920, Noe Zhordania, the first leader of Democratic…
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New book tells of sacred relics of Kyivan Rus appropriated by Russia
The icon of the Annunciation of Korsun, which was re-named the Annunciation of Ustyug in Russia, is an…
Jewish survivors of Babi Yar Holocaust massacre recall events, reconstruct exact shooting location
The massacre committed by the Nazis and local collaborators in the Babi Yar ravine on 29-30 September 1941,…
Chechens complete ‘March for the Supremacy of Law and Justice’ at UN HQ in Geneva
A month ago, on the 23rd anniversary of the liberation of Grozny by Ichkerian forces, a group of…
Chechen activists marching from Strasbourg to Geneva to seek justice for their nation
For the last two weeks, a small group of Chechen activists carrying Chechen, Ukrainian, Turkish, German and American…
Putin’s nuclear arms blackmail caused a ‘mini-Chornobyl’
When the Chornobyl nuclear accident took place in 1986, the behavior of the Soviet powers that be was…
75 years after deportation, Moscow’s genocide of the Crimean Tatars continues
On May 18, Crimean Tatars and their supporters around the world marked the 75th anniversary of Stalin’s deportation…
Russian lawyer who conducted ‘secret Nuremberg’ against Stalinists brings archive to the West
A Russian lawyer who posed as a Stalinist and sought the rehabilitation of Stalin criminals, sometimes successfully and…
Latvian Saeima becomes first foreign parliament to recognize genocide of the Crimean Tatars
Two days ago, the Latvian Saeima became the first foreign parliament to adopt a resolution recognizing Soviet treatment…
A glimpse of 1905 Ukraine in true color
The US Library of Congress hosts a number of unique true-color photographs from modern-day Ukraine made by the…
Russian secret police declassify century-old documents but then block access to them
In a move that perfectly embodies the “hybrid” way the Putin regime does things, the FSB has announced…
Crimea – not sanctions – real harbinger of demise of Russian Federation, Telegram channel says
A compelling argument can be made that the Soviet Union died when it did and not much later…
New film shows Kazakhs they suffered a Holodomor too, infuriating Moscow
Ever more Kazakhs are revising their views about the early Soviet period when several million of their ancestors…
Churchill’s diagnosis of Stalin’s Russia remains true for Putin’s, Bezsmertnyi says
Seventy-three years ago, Winston Churchill gave a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, which is now remembered…
Russian war with Ukraine a clash of civilizations, Ikhlov says
Russian aggression in Ukraine which is seeking to rejoin Europe is a clash of civilizations that has its…
New Siberian website provides data on Russification of non-Russians and repression of Russians
At a time when most Russian sites are devoted to promoting an entirely positive image of the Russian…
Crimea circa 1890 in color(ed) photographs
The US Library of Congress hosts a number of unique colorized postcards from modern-day Ukraine made by the…
Black January in Baku – the time and place the Soviet Union died
On January 20 twenty-nine years ago, Soviet forces attacked the people of Baku, killing and wounding hundreds and…
Odesa circa 1890 in color(ed) photographs
The US Library of Congress hosts a number of unique colorized postcards from modern-day Ukraine made by the…
The West’s failure in 1991 must not be repeated now
Twenty-eight years ago today, Moscow sent troops to Lithuania and killed 13 people in the vain hope of…