USSR

Andrey Vedyaev01.08.2026

One day in 1980, a handsome young man walked into the Soviet Embassy in Rome. Introducing himself as a sailor in the United States Navy, he calmly announced that he wished to emigrate to the Soviet Union. The officials in the consular section could scarcely believe what they were hearing. Suspecting that the visitor might […]

Yaroslav Listov30.07.2026

Seventy years ago, in the final days of July 1956, the world changed. How the USSR Defeated Britain and France A former colony delivered a resounding slap in the face to its imperial rulers. Standing before a crowd in Alexandria’s Al-Manshia Square, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal. He […]

Andrey Vedyaev24.07.2026

Sergei Solntsev and Soviet Intelligence during the Battle of Moscow: Intelligence, Resistance, and the Defense of Moscow Introduction On 20 November 1941, Senior Lieutenant of State Security Sergei Ivanovich Solntsev remained behind to cover the withdrawal of his partisan detachment near the village of Andreyevskoye, west of Moscow. Wounded during the engagement, he was captured […]

Alexander Palladin09.07.2026

A hundred years ago Armand Hammer, an American businessman, won the trust of Soviet leaders and, for decades, exploited it to his own advantage, skillfully cultivating the image of a loyal and selfless friend of our country. Lots of my fellow citizens, for instance, tend to believe that in 1980 Hammer financed the construction of […]

Yuri Chekalin21.06.2026

Today, we remember Viktor Alksnis on what would have been his 76th birthday. Although he passed away in 2025, his memory endures through a lifetime of public service, principled advocacy, and unwavering commitment to the causes he believed in. Born on June 21, 1950, Alksnis belonged to a generation that witnessed profound historical transformations. As […]

Yuri Chekalin09.06.2026

Throughout the 1930s, Trotsky and his supporters waged relentless attacks on the Soviet leadership and the Comintern. The goal of these attacks, regardless of the accusations against Stalin, slogans, and theoretical postulates advanced, was essentially the same: to remove the moderate wing of the Bolshevik Party, led by Stalin, from power in the USSR, transfer […]

Yuri Chekalin08.06.2026

The circumstances of Lev Trotsky’s death have long attracted the attention of researchers. It’s no secret that Ramon Mercader, who fatally stabbed the leader of the Fourth International with an alpenstock on August 20, 1940, was not just a lone fanatic, but a tool of the USSR’s state security agencies. However, knowing the details of […]

Vladimir Golstein15.05.2026

Obviously, politicians and other “communicators” of all epochs have appealed to bullshit in times of need, but rarely had the regime been running solely on BS as much as did the Brezhnevites. Nothing was left of Marxism and Leninism. Nothing was left even of Stalinism, cruel as it was, at least it had clear goals […]

Yuri Chekalin22.04.2026

The birthday of Vladimir Lenin, observed on April 22, marks an important moment to reflect on one of the most influential—and controversial—figures of the 20th century. Born in 1870 in Simbirsk, Russia, Lenin would go on to become the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and the founding leader of the Soviet state. His life and […]

Alexander Rimov12.04.2026

“He said, ‘Let’s go!‘ and waved his hand, as if he were flying down Piterskaya Street, he was flying over the Earth.” On April 12, 1961, the world stood still, but exactly 65 years later, we look at this date differently. Not only as a triumph of technology, but also as a parable about a […]

The Cry of the Albatross, or Spy Games

The Last Stand of the Colonial Powers

Behind German Lines

The Wheeler-Dealer: Kremlin Leaders’ Favorite Armand Hammer

A Tribute to Viktor Imantovich Alksnis

Why Was Trotsky Killed?

The Circumstances of Trotsky’s Death

Late Soviet Period Was the Time of the Official Bullshit

Vladimir Lenin’s Birthday

65 Years Since Gagarin’s Flight

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Republic’s Response

Terminator Is about 80 Years Old