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🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

"It's like in the Soviets": in Marseille, the filing of Payan's lists turns into a psychodrama

Tensions are escalating within the outgoing left-wing majority in Marseille, led by Benoît Payan, following the submission of candidate lists, with some officials leaving and forming their own lists due to harsh decisions.

Feb 26 • 17:54 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
World

How Tsars and Soviets Created Myths that Russia Today Uses to Justify the Annexation of Crimea

The article explores the historical narratives that Russia uses to justify its annexation of Crimea, specifically addressing the claim that Crimea has always been a part of Russia and was unfairly given to Ukraine in 1954.

Feb 25 • 09:16 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Pilot Woman. The Story of Janina Lewandowska: The Safer Lady Will Be

Janina Lewandowska was a notable Polish pilot, paratrooper, and the only woman murdered by the Soviets in Katyn, as highlighted in Agata Puścikowska's book about her life.

Feb 20 • 14:10 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
World

How the Tsars and Soviets Created Myths that Russia Uses Today to Justify the Annexation of Crimea

The article explores how historical myths, particularly regarding Crimea, have been utilized by Russian authorities to justify their annexation of the region.

Feb 19 • 05:22 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
Sports

A Betrayal from the Soviets: Hockey Players Lost Medal Due to Oxygen Masks

A controversy has emerged surrounding a medal loss by Czech hockey players attributed to improper use of oxygen masks by the opposing Soviet team.

Feb 15 • 07:30 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

New discovery from the KSČ archive: Soviets brought nuclear warhead missiles to Husák

A newly uncovered document reveals that in 1983, Soviet officials urged Czechoslovak president Gustáv Husák to accept the deployment of nuclear-capable SS-12 missiles on Czechoslovak territory.

Feb 13 • 08:41 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Soviets ran secret investigation into glowing 'jellyfish' UFO seen above Russian city

Newly released Soviet documents reveal an investigation into a mysterious glowing 'jellyfish' UFO sighting over a Russian city in the 1980s, highlighting the USSR's covert interest in unidentified aerial phenomena.

Feb 11 • 12:27 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
World

It happened 30 years after the Titanic, but caused six times more deaths: the tragedy of the German ship sunk by the Soviets

The article discusses a maritime tragedy involving a German ship sunk by Soviet forces, which resulted in significantly more fatalities than the Titanic disaster.

Feb 3 • 10:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
World

The First Soft Landing on the Moon. The Soviets Won the Race, but the Brits Stole the Show

On February 3, 1966, the Luna 9 probe made history as the first human creation to softly land on the moon's surface in the Ocean of Storms, although the first images were published by Western press due to British scientists' actions before Moscow could release them.

Feb 2 • 14:15 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
World

The Last Message of Jan Masaryk to the People in the Protectorate: Believe in Beneš and in the Alliance with the Soviets

The article focuses on Jan Masaryk's last speech broadcast by the BBC from London on February 21, 1945, highlighting themes of wartime propaganda and post-war optimism.

Jan 14 • 05:27 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

How Aldrich Ames Sold CIA Secrets to the USSR: The Alcohol, Debts, and Betrayal that Shocked the USA

Aldrich Ames, dubbed the 'worst traitor' in U.S. history, died in prison at 84 after revealing CIA secrets to the Soviets, resulting in the deaths of over ten sources and jeopardizing countless operations.

Jan 7 • 10:22 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
Crime & Justice

CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

Aldrich Ames, a former CIA agent who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets and was considered one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history, has died in prison at the age of 84.

Jan 7 • 08:54 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
Crime & Justice

Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who sold secrets to the Soviets during the Cold War, dies in prison at age 84

Aldrich Ames, a former CIA agent who spied for the Soviets and revealed identities of Western agents, died in a Maryland prison at the age of 84 after receiving a life sentence for espionage and tax evasion.

Jan 7 • 08:47 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Aldrich Ames, the former CIA agent convicted of spying for the Soviets, dies in prison

Aldrich Ames, a former CIA agent sentenced to life in prison for espionage, has died at the age of 84 while serving his sentence.

Jan 7 • 07:04 UTC
🇺🇸 New York Times
National & Local

Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer who betrayed the United States by providing information to the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 84.

Jan 7 • 00:11 UTC

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