The Latest Breaking News from KGB

Moscow’s secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a pattern from the Soviet era

The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents -- from industrial disasters to health emergencies

The Independent UK · Oct 8

This Week in History: From the Lehman Brothers collapse to the Cambridge Five

Explore how major events between 14 and 20 September were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Review: An Alternate History of Soviet Space Exploration

Star City considers a world where KGB paranoia dictates space development.

Reason · Sep 11

‘I can’t watch it without sobbing’: your happiest TV endings

From poignant farewells to adorable cuddly toy monkeys, these are the televisual finales that turn Guardian readers into puddles of joy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Exclusive: Euronews ‘extremist’ label is Lukashenka’s revenge, Tsikhanouskaya said

Exclusive: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Belarus’ “extremist” label for Euronews shows the Lukashenka regime is afraid of independent information, and warned that it could put journalists, sources and audiences at risk for seeking or sharing the channel's news.

Euronews · Aug 7

The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union

This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

The CIA’s most ridiculous Cold War spy weapon was a Xerox photocopier

A disused bowling alley, a fire-prone photocopier, and a home-movie camera: inside the CIA's wild secret operation against the KGB.

TechRadar · Jul 28

FBI director Kash Patel plans Russia trip where he’ll be hosted by KGB’s successors: report

Official planning to spend time in Moscow and St Petersburg and will be hosted by the KGB’s successors, according to insiders

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Quote of the day by Valery Legasov: 'Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid' and how continuous deception led to the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and eventually contributed to the fall of the USSR

A technician inside a nuclear control room looks at a radiation meter that reads exactly 3.6 Roentgen (Unit of measurement for gamma-ray exposure) per hour. Moments after the catastrophic explosion tore through Reactor No. 4 in Chernobyl, he reports this number to his superiors, reassuring them that the situation is…

The Times of India · Jul 17

Ex-Russian Sex Spy Details Bizarre State Drills To Perfect Oral Technique Using Bananas And A Fixed Angle

Aliia Roza, a former Russian seduction agent, details her regimented training in a state programme focused on turning intimacy into tradecraft.

International Business Times UK · Jul 14