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‘It’s easier than life on the ground’: meet the Russian climbers who fell in love scaling the...
The Guardian· 15 hours agoIt tells the story of two Russian “rooftoppers”, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, who find fame by scrambling to the top of the world’s tallest buildings and posing there, without harnesses ...
A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoCreated in Europe during a time of intercultural struggle and strife, Esperanto was meant as a...
Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza in prison hospital, wife says
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoLONDON (Reuters) -Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is serving a 25-year jail...
Opinion | Why America’s Adversaries Are Wrong About the Biden-Trump Debate
New York Times· 5 days agoDr. Radchenko is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies who is...
Soviet/fascist orchestral face-off
Morning Star· 6 days agoA HEADY mix of Dmitri Shostakovich and Carl Orff made for a night of power and drama, exploring extremes of melody nature and history, provided by the London Symphony Orchestra and guests at ...
To Run the World by Sergey Radchenko: New insights on USSR’s approach to the Cold War
The Irish Times· 6 days agoThe Cuban missile crisis was the closest humankind came to nuclear annihilation. The Soviet Union...
A Guide to Ismail Kadare’s Books
New York Times· 6 days agoKadare received the inaugural International Booker Prize in 2005. Ismail Kadare, the most celebrated Albanian author in a generation, was a prolific...