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Remembering Lenin—the First Great Communist Mass Murderer

On the 100th anniversary of his death, it's worth recalling that almost all the worst features of communist totalitarianism began under Lenin, not Stalin and other successors.

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‘Angel or antichrist’: Russia grapples with Lenin’s legacy 100 years after death

Vladimir Putin blames leader of 1917 revolution for his woes in Ukraine but remains unable to diminish his towering legacy

The Guardian - UK

100 Years After His Death, Russians Shrug At Lenin's Legacy

For almost a century after his death, Vladimir Lenin's carefully preserved body has lain in a purpose-built mausoleum on Red Square -- a glaring reminder of Russia's communist past.

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Death threats for a Stalin vandal prompt soul-searching in Orthodox Georgia

An icon featuring Joseph Stalin on display inside Georgia’s largest cathedral causes a furore.

Al Jazeera

Smersh: why Putin has reinstated Stalin's notorious and much-feared anti-spy unit

A man under arrest by Russian internal security forces was seen confessing to a “crime”, in a video posted on January 2. He had been apprehended after allegedly posting a video on social media that purportedly showed air defences near the Russian city of Belgorod. This city, on the border…

The Conversation

Vladimir Putin’s security chiefs re-create 'SMERSH' organisation to hunt down spies, says UK

They described the move as highlighting a 'strong focus on the supposed infiltration of external threats' into Russia

Evening Standard

Joey Barton continues hate-filled tirade by comparing Eni Aluko to two of most evil people in history

Barton has recently posted a series of attacks against women in football on social media, drawing strong criticism from throughout the game

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This Much I Know review – an invigorating theatrical brainteaser

Stalin’s daughter and a white supremacist’s son navigate their psychological inheritances as scenarios and characters change quickly in a blizzard of ideas

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin to run for Russian president again in March 2024

Russian leader a step closer to a fifth term in widely expected announcement, with little doubt over outcome

The Guardian - UK

Fans Bash ESPN’s Chris Russo for Comparing Shohei Ohtani Free Agency to ‘Atomic Bomb’

Observers criticized the media personality for making an insensitive analogy about Shohei Ohtani’s free agency situation on “First Take.”

Sports Illustrated

Russia to require foreigners to sign ‘loyalty agreement’

Visitors would be required to respect Russian values and laws that ensure the country’s national interest.

Al Jazeera

My mother, the debutante Communist

Her life was like a slowly unfolding, densely plotted thriller whose unfinished story we’re all still inside

Salon

Ukraine recap: naval success raises hopes of advantage against Russia this winter

War in wintertime is especially challenging militarily. Troops have to deal with the risk of frostbite while vehicles can’t always move over muddy or frozen terrain. It’s no wonder then that wars tend to move much more slowly during the colder months.

The Conversation

Do claims that Crimean Tatars are worse off under Putin than Stalin stand up? An expert examines the evidence

The deportation of at least 240,000 Crimean Tatars to central Asia by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1944 is forever ingrained in the memory of the people of that region.

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Far-Left Support for Hamas is not an Aberration

It's rooted in a long history of defending horrific mass murder and other atrocities.

France 24

Birobidzhan: Israel-Hamas war sows discord in remote Jewish region of Russia

The furore over the Israel-Hamas war has reached all the way to Birobidzhan in Russia’s Far East, the world’s only autonomous Jewish territory outside Israel, after a local newspaper published its support for the Palestinian cause. FRANCE 24 examines the history of this remote region – which in many ways…

The Guardian - UK

From sulphur baths to Stalin’s home: five great trips in Georgia

Spectacular mountains and valleys, natural hot baths and a Soviet-era ghost town are all just a day trip away from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi

Al Jazeera

Russia’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh questioned after renewed tensions

Azerbaijan and Armenia have reached a deal after a brief offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. What lies ahead?

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Russia's disastrous decision to invade Poland in 1920 has parallels with Putin's rhetoric over Ukraine

From the beginning, Russia has framed its invasion of Ukraine as necessary for the defence of the country. According to Vladimir Putin, Nato’s deliberate and aggressive encroachment into a region once dominated by Moscow is to blame, as the west seeks to dismember Russia. By extension, Ukraine – a country,…

Zenger

The Problem With Republican Isolationism

Republicans believe the US should give up on Ukraine, giving Vladimir Putin a significant and historic triumph.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: why Crimean Tatar fighters are playing an increasing role in resistance to Russian occupation

A resistance group of Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the Russian-occupied peninsula, is now a prominent player in the Ukraine war.

Salon

Why utopian thinking is so dangerous

Futurist Monika Bielskyte on our dangerous addiction to utopia and dystopia — and how to build an inclusive future

The Guardian - UK

Russian missile strikes on Odesa kill one person and damage cathedral

Ukrainian authorities say children among 22 injured in new wave of attacks on Black Sea port city

Al Jazeera

Any Polish aggression on Belarus is attack on Russia, Putin says

President says Russia will retaliate against any attack on ally. Poland denies having territorial ambitions in Belarus.

The Guardian - UK

The underground Crimean Tatar group taking up arms against Russia

The Atesh guerrilla group is active behind Russian lines, and leaders of the Indigenous movement say they are ready if they can get the weapons

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