Russia
Survivor of Nazis’ Leningrad siege now helps needy during pandemic
May 7, 202080-year-old Galina Yakovleva drives a white minivan every day through the city on a one-woman charitable mission for the elderly and needy families.
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Postcard from Krasnodar: How is Russia doing in an era of Western sanctions?
March 26, 2020My trip was organized by the Center for Citizen Initiatives that organizes trips like this every year. The tour group consisted of 48 people from all backgrounds, some of whom had made this trip before.
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The bombs of the last war and preparations for the next rattle Germany
January 17, 202075 years after WWII, the happy handshakes and yearnings of that momentous springtime of 1945 seem fully forgotten, erased.
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Moscow Communists see vote increase after demanding democracy in Russia
September 12, 2019When asked about alleged Russian interference in U.S. elections, journalist Maria Bezchastnaya noted that Americans “don’t need Russia to make their elections unfair.”
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Enough is enough: It’s time to impeach Donald Trump
May 29, 2019Mueller speaks…and again tells Congress to act on Trump’s crimes.
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