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KGB archives
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Which western bands were banned in the USSR?
[editorial]Is your favorite band on this list of 50 musical groups deemed “harmful” and outlawed during the USSR?[/editorial]…
How the USSR interfered in the 1964 US presidential election: KGB memo
[editorial]Russia’s interference in foreign elections is hardly a new practice. In the recently-declassified archives of the KGB in…
Not everyone in the USSR supported the 1939 invasion of Finland, KGB archives show
[editorial] After partitioning Poland with Nazi Germany, the Soviets believed that conquering Finns would be easy. Yet, Finland…
How to be a Finn if you’re a Soviet spy: KGB’s illustrated tips from the 1970s
[editorial]Do you know how to butter your bread like a Finn? The KGB sure did, thanks to the…
10 things the KGB didn’t want you to know about Chernobyl
At the end of April, we observed the 35th anniversary of the event that has changed the world,…
KGB archives document Red Army’s atrocities against Ukrainian village in USSR after 1945
Red Army soldiers raising the USSR flag on the roof of Reichstag building in Berlin, May 1945. Iconic…