Authorities in Moscow once exonerated people who were tortured, imprisoned, and killed during the Soviet era. The current ...
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The word choices of Russian governors were part of a major study of when and how flattery is used in authoritarian regimes.
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Leave it to the kids. Our classical music critic explains how the National Children's Symphony of Venezuela, the West-Eastern ...
Leave it to the kids. Our classical music critic explains how the National Children's Symphony of Venezuela, the West-Eastern ...
when Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin orchestrated efforts to punish and kill an estimated 1 million people suspected of harboring anti-Soviet sentiments. Stalin had banned abstract art years earlier, in ...
What questions would you ask a newly elected congressman if you and a few close friends have a long evening of his undivided ...
Ukrainian ultrarunner Andrii Tkachuk is one of the best in the world. When Russia invaded Ukraine, he enlisted to fight for ...
Sri Lanka is facing a severe rice shortage, and the situation is bound to take a turn for the worse unless remedial action is ...