Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic
The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the ...
Christian Science Monitor1d
Quiet streets, ghost towns: How Russia is changing Ukraine
Russia’s war of depopulation is worsening Ukraine’s demographic crisis; the population has fallen from 52 million in 1991 to ...
ZME Science1d
The Soviets sent most of its intellectuals to remote gulags. Decades later, those areas became more prosperous
A new study reveals that regions near Soviet GULAG camps are more prosperous today, thanks to the unintended legacy of ...
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Germany's 'unseen' city Chemnitz becomes European Capital of Culture
When tourists head south from Berlin or north from Munich, they usually stop in Dresden or Leipzig. But one eastern city, formerly known as Karl Marx City, is tired of being ignored. This year, ...
Wilson Center1d
Russia’s Energy Cutoff of Moldova: Crisis or Opportunity
The move was connected with, but not required by, the expiration at the end of 2024 of Russia’s contract with Ukraine for ...