Remembering the Nations the Soviets Deported in Whole or in Part
byToday, many people in the Russian Federation will pause to remember the victims of political repressions in the USSR, in particular the members of…
Today, many people in the Russian Federation will pause to remember the victims of political repressions in the USSR, in particular the members of…
The history and culture of the Baltic countries will be featured in a series of film screenings, featuring movies from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania…
The Russian Defence Ministry has announced that it will create a unit within the Russian Armed Forces tasked with combating “falsifications” of Soviet history. Over the past…
Will Mawhood follows up his visit to Latvia’s most Russian city, Daugavpils, with a visit to one of its most Latvian, Kuldiga, for UpNorth…
Seventy-five years ago today, Acting US Secretary of State Sumner Wells declared that the United States would not recognize as legitimate the forcible annexation…
He worked most of his career as an officer with the Secret Service, but many Swedes remember him today as the man who sold military…
The flag a nation chooses for itself is important as an indication of how it sees itself and its place in the world. Twenty-five…
One of the most powerful accounts ever given of life in Stalin’s Gulag has finally been published in English. “Suddenly, a Criminal” by Melanija…
Western leaders snub Putin’s extravagant Victory Day celebration to attend Polish commemoration as Kremlin aggression casts dark shadow over 70th Anniversary Western leaders are…
On a cold March afternoon in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Vinegar Hill, Estonian artist KIWA smoked one last cigarette before entering The Department of…