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Who Was Lyudmila Rudenko, Remembered in Google Doodle?
Rudenko was a trailblazer for women in sport and remembered for saving children from the besieged city of Leningrad in World War II.
Bolton Compares Trump, Putin Meeting to FDR and Stalin
President Trump will meet Putin on Monday in Helsinki, Finland.
Hitler Did Not Escape to the Moon, He's Still Dead
Tooth fragments discovered in Berlin in 1945 belonged to Hitler, proving he died as the Allies approached.
Russia Searches for U.S. Plane Lost in World War II
The U.S.-made Catalina seaplane crashed in 1945, but it was not piloted by an American.
Soviet Poison Expert Says Half a Cup Could Kill a Town
The ex-Russian spy and his daughter were hit with an attack that used 50-100 grams of Novichok, the head of the OPCW has said.
Russian Chemical Weapons Scientist Run Over By Car
Vladimir Uglev identified the poison that hospitalized former double agent Sergei Skripal as Novichok.
Shirley Temple Went From Movie Star to U.S. Ambassador
She didn't travel abroad on a good ship, but Shirley Temple Black charmed the world in person just like she had on-screen.
Soviet Chemical Expert Backs U.K. in Poisoned Spy Fight
The man who may have invented the poison that took down Sergey Skripal has said he supports the British government's stance on Russia.
Ben Carson Thinks We're Still Fighting the Soviet Union
An aide later told "The New York Times" that Carson was referring to Russia.
Meet the Politician Who Looks Like a Bond Villain
But she once did something extremely un-villainous and was given an award for courage.
China, Russia Rekindle V-Day Flame With Military Power
On February 14, 1950, the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance.
Welcome to the Lost Soviet Atlantis
There's a great statue of Lenin at the end of the world. It's guarded by murderous polar bears in a mysterious ghost town, where I was imprisoned by nature—and my poor judgment.
Musk Says He Has Cracked Problem Soviet Union Couldn't
Musk thinks he can avoid the Cold War-era disasters.
Putin Compares Lenin and Communism to Christianity
Communism, like Christianity, preaches "freedom, brotherhood, equality," he said.
U.S. Could Collapse Like Soviet Union, Ron Paul Says
"I'm just hoping our system comes apart as gracefully as the Soviet system," Paul said.
Russians Miss the Soviet Union
Russians are longing for the days of the Cold War and the Soviet Union.
Soviet Secret Police Was Full of 'Patriots,' Says Putin
Whatever the historical context, most of the Kremlin's agents "have always been true servants of the state and patriots," the former KGB officer said.
Soviet Spy Satellite Disappears Above Pacific Ocean
During its long tenure, Cosmos 1346 reportedly tapped into transmissions from the Falklands War in the 1980s.
Russia Searches Sea of Japan for Lost WWII Submarines
In 1941, two small Malyutka vessels dropped off radar while on duty in Russia's Far East.
Secret Papers Reveal Plan to Move Palestinians to Egypt
The U.S. plotted to expel Palestinians fighting Israel in Lebanon and resettle them in Egypt, but Hosni Mubarak demanded an independent state.
Putin Wants USSR Back, Former U.K. Army Chief Warns
Long before becoming president of Russia, Putin was a KGB agent.
Lost Soviet Ship, Sunk by Nazis in Stalingrad Recovered
The BK-31 vessel, sunk during the most critical stage of the Nazi siege, shows how close Stalingrad came to defeat during one of the war's bloodiest battles.
Why Is Russia's October Revolution Marked In November?
The Bolsheviks took power in October 1917. A century later, because of their own doing, their revolution's centennial comes in November.
Can Russia Ever Bury Its Past With Lenin in Red Square?
Most Russians, Putin's predecessors and Lenin's own wife wanted the revolutionary leader buried—yet his embalmed body is still in its mausoleum.
The Story of the Soviet Pup That First Orbited Earth
Picked up from the streets of Moscow, Laika had just weeks of preparation for a groundbreaking and tragic journey that gave the Kremlin the lead in the space race.
Russia Blasts Rain Clouds for Red October Sunny Skies
The Kremlin has glorified the Soviet Union, but it certainly doesn't want to celebrate overthrowing governments by force.
What the JFK Files Reveal About Oswald and the Kremlin
Oswald met with a KGB agent and called and wrote to Soviet diplomatic missions, the new files show, but Moscow insisted he was "mentally unstable."
FBI Chief Wanted Public Convinced Oswald Was JFK Killer
Hoover also feared that details about Oswald's movements could damage the U.S.'s reputation.
Russia Brings Ukraine Clash to North America
As well as annexing part of Ukraine, Moscow constantly starts arguments about Kiev's role in World War II.
Scaramucci Holocaust Poll Donation to Fund Nazi Hunter
The $25,000 will bolster efforts by Efraim Zuroff to bring to justice members of the Einsatzgruppen, or mobile killing units.