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Russians Nostalgic for Soviet Era According to Poll

Poll respondents long for stability of Soviet times Soviet-era nostalgia still strong, 20 years on from AFP News Agency A study conducted by the Eastern Bank for Reconstruction and Development found that only 15% of Russian households think their quality of life is better compared with 15% in 2010, with over half of respondents from […]

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Gorbachev: “Treachery killed the USSR”

25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev discusses the betrayal that could have led to a bloody civil war Gorbachev: Treachery killed USSR – BBC News Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev blames “treachery” for the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991 in an interview with the BBC 25 […]

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Video Games

EA Accused by Russian MPs of Releasing Gay Propaganda Videogame Called FIFA 17

Russian Duma member believes that the latest FIFA release from Electronic Arts is gay propaganda from the West FIFA 17 – The Journey – Official Trailer via EA Sports FIFA Because publisher Electronic Arts (EA) backed an anti-homophobia campaign in the United Kingdom earlier this year, Russian MPs led by Communist MPs asked the state’s […]

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Documentary

The Turkmenbashi Cult of Personality in Turkmenistan

With a personality cult to rival that of Kim Jong-un’s in North Korea, Turkmenistan’s Turkmenbashi has built a comprehensive system of secular adulation centered on his life and his teachings as embodied in his various proclamations, speeches, and writings, most famous among which is the Ruhnama. Having elevated himself to the position of secular god […]

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The Return of Stalingrad

The Russian metropolis of Volgograd resumed its Soviet World War II-era name of Stalingrad on Saturday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad.   The name change will be accompanied by concerts, military parades, and attended by President Vladimir Putin. The city was initially named Stalingrad in 1925 after the Soviet leader […]

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North Korea News Today

The Spectre of Juche: Is North Korea Capable of True Reform?

As his first year as Supreme Leader concludes, analysts have an overall mixed reaction to Kim Jong-un’s style of leadership. Promises of economic reform, innovations in propaganda that has made it more outward facing in nature, and the introduction of a first family with his marriage to Ri Sol-ju are just three of the highlights of the newest Kim’s first year. While the […]

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North Korea News Today

Russia Writes Off $10 Billion of North Korean Sovereign Debt

Making good on promises made with the late Kim Jong-il at a conference in Ulan-Ude, Siberia, Russia has announced today that it will forgive 90% of North Korea’s $11 billion dollar debt. While $10 billion will be written off immediately, another $1 billion will be spent toward mutual economic development projects. “The North Korean-Russian debt […]

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