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Why the Soviet Union’s Yak-3 Fighter Was the Perfect Plane for the Moment
This bird is an enduring symbol of Soviet resistance—and perseverance—during the darkest days of what Russians refer to as ...
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Ukraine's capital to remove Soviet symbols by late August
The Kiev city council has ruled to strip all Communist symbols of buildings in the Ukrainian ... "Any imagery of the main state emblem of the Soviet Union, the hammer and sickle, and of [Bolshevik ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
The Soviet Union boasted an unbroken streak of world chess champions that stretched back to 1948. It seemed unimaginable that there could be a serious challenger hailing from any other nation.
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Ukrainian official suggests turning Soviet monument into LGBT symbol
The Peoples' Friendship Arch in Kiev was unveiled in 1982 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Soviet Union and the reunification ... Arch in Kiev into a symbol of the LGBT movement ...