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Soviet culture
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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]…
Good bye, USSR: Ukrainians take true ownership of their condos
[editorial]Ukraine has the highest percentage of homeowners in Europe – 95% of citizens own their homes. The average…
How the Soviets stole Ukrainian Christmas
After the 1917 revolution and occupation of the national republics that emerged out of the ashes of the Russian empire, the Soviet authorities declared war on "bourgeois" religious traditions. However, eradicating them proved to be difficult, and thus, the choice was made in favor of cultural appropriation.