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Since the invasion of Ukraine, Hollywood’s biggest studios have stopped releasing movies in Russia, and Netflix has ceased service there. But recently, some of the companies’ films have…

The view that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, wants to restore territories of the Soviet Union has been a big part of the commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But how much is…

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has inspired a global response. Musicians are protesting with music, artists with art, pastry chefs with pastry, and bicyclists by cycling. This raises…

Issued on: 11/03/2022 - 14:53 Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, thousands of images showing…

The London Metal Exchange has enraged some of the world’s most influential electronic traders after it shut down its nickel market and unwound thousands of deals in response to a spike in…

On one side of the border between Russia and Ukraine, more than 100,000 of Moscow’s troops are massed. On the southern side, thousands of Ukrainian citizens are getting military training to…

The fall of the Soviet Union, 30 years on - FRANCE 24 …

The Samovar’s most honored guest by far was Brodsky, another friend from Leningrad. It was he who bailed out the restaurant with money from his Nobel Prize for Literature and recruited Mr.…

Issued on: 17/12/2021 - 17:04 In November, shortly before the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian…

Issued on: 13/12/2021 - 06:05 Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the collapse of the Soviet Union spelled the end of…