These Two Museums in Georgia Offer Sharply Different Accounts of Stalin’s Legacy
The question of how one society could arrive at such diametrically opposed visions of its own history is one that vexes not just Georgia.
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Viewfinder: A World War II Remembrance in Saint Petersburg
People carry portraits of World War II soldiers during the immortal regiment march, in which Russia marks the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, in downtown Saint Petersburg on May 9th, 2018.
Viewfinder: The Berlin Wall Has Been Down for Longer Than It Stood During the Cold War
Remains of the former border wall stand at the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse on February 5th, 2018, in Berlin, Germany.
The True ‘Bridge of Spies’ Story Is Even Stranger Than Fiction
Steven Spielberg's movie captures the essence of the Cold War in the tale of a man whose "legend" was so encompassing, U.S. agents did not learn his true identity until the Soviet Union started to collapse.
My Adventures in Soviet Cuisine
Getting hold of food during the Soviet era required patience, ingenuity, and luck.
The Most Senseless Environmental Crime of the 20th Century
Fifty years ago 180,000 whales disappeared from the oceans without a trace, and researchers are still trying to make sense of why. Inside the most irrational environmental crime of the century.