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Ribbentrop-Molotov: the aggression pact that started WW2.
On August 23, 1939, Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov - Ribbentrop pact, named after the Soviet foreign minister...
Aug 22, 20163 min read
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In 1968 the USSR invaded Czechoslovakia and crushed "The Prague Spring".
In 1968, The Czechoslovakia goverment, headed by Alexander Dubcek, planned to implement reforms aimed at granting greater political...
Aug 20, 20162 min read
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It's official, Russia and Iran are now in a relationship.
For the first time since the Iranian Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran has allowed a foreign power to use one of its military bases, that...
Aug 17, 20162 min read
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How Józef Piłsudski and Poland saved Europe from a Soviet invasion in 1920.
On August 16, 1920, the Polish Army led by Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, launched its literally legendary counter attack against the Red Army,...
Aug 15, 20164 min read
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Napoleon was not a French national hero, he was a French national catastrophe.
Over a million French people died and millions more in France suffered because of Napoleon's insanity and irresistible thirst for power,...
Aug 15, 20163 min read
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Simo Hayha, the 'white death', was one of history's greatest soldiers.
Simo Häyhä, also known as “The White Death” is widely regarded as the most skilled and successful sniper there ever was, with over 505...
Aug 11, 20162 min read
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Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to do what Russia did in Crimea in 2014.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed Ukraine today for sending an armed incursion of special forces into the Russian occupied...
Aug 10, 20161 min read
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Despite mutual hatred, Erdogan and Putin renew relationship, here's why.
So what's behind the making up and renewed “honey moon” between Turkey and Russia? Despite Erdogan's and Putin's mutual dissatisfaction...
Aug 9, 20162 min read
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Hillary adopts Putin's tactics when dealing with DNC corruption and scandals.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has accused Russia of meddling in the 2016 presidential election, saying its hackers stole Democratic National...
Jul 25, 20162 min read
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Turkey arrests F-16 pilots who shot down Russian SU24 while Putin expresses support for Erdogan.
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has confirmed the arrest of two pilots that downed Russian Su-24 jet in November 2015 in Syria,...
Jul 20, 20161 min read
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