Contents tagged with Soviet Union
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Russian Foreign Minister: US to withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in coming months
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Washington has already made its final decision concerning the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and that in less than two months the White House will formally withdraw from the 1987 treaty.
“With the withdrawal from the INF Treaty, which has not yet been stated officially, although the intention has been stated, and in the negotiations in Moscow including the meeting between President Putin and John Bolton, it became clear that …
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Previously unknown remnants of Soviet nuclear bases discovered in Poland
It is reported that Polish Archaeologist Grzegorz Kiarszys discovered the unknown elements of Soviet bases by analyzing the intelligence materials of the CIA.
It is noted that three large nuclear weapon stores were established in the territory of Poland – in Templewo, Brzeźnica-Kolonia and Podborsko. All of these stores had a monumental concrete seven meters long shelter dug into the ground which was intended to preserve nuclear warheads. Until the early 1990s, the information about these …
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Lithuania publishes proof of Red Army crimes
The Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania published documents on crimes of the Red Army in Lithuania that included murders, rapes and robberies, Delfi news outlet reports. The publication ran on the anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Lithuania.
Documents of the Communist Party, the Red Army, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other departments were published on the Internet, disclosing their "repressive and violent actions in Lithuania from 1944 to 1953". The …
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Khrushchev’s son: Joint US-Soviet mission to the Moon did not take place because of the weakness of the Soviet space program
The youngest son of Nikita Khrushchev, the former leader of the USSR, discussed the development of relations between Moscow and Washington over the past 100 years. According to the 82-year old Doctor of Engineering who has resided in the United States since 1991, his father’s infamous quote, "We will bury you," was a desperate attempt to cover the true weakness of the USSR.
When John Kennedy offered to send a joint space mission to the Moon, Khrushchev refused over a fear that the Americans …
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Poland blames the Soviet Union for unleashing World War II
In an interview with wPolityce, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Witold Waszczykowski accused the USSR of unleashing the Second World War. According to the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, the communist regime’s responsibility is on par with the Nazi regime.
“You must remember that the Soviet Union contributed significantly to the outbreak of World War II and, together with the Germans, invaded Poland, so that it bears joint responsibility for its beginning,” the …
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Polish Minister of Defense: Soviet Union was in collusion with Nazi Germany
Minister of National Defence for Poland Antoni Macierewicz believes that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was guilty of collusion with Nazi Germany. According to him, the goal of this "deal" was the extermination of the Poles.
In his speech on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, he stated that "independent Poland was crushed because of the criminal German and Soviet regimes."
According to local media, Macierewicz also said that the desire to restore the " …
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Survey Suggests 56% of Russians Regret the Collapse of the USSR
More than half of all Russians regret the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and only 3% saw this event as a positive, according to a survey by the Levada Center.
According to the survey, 19% of Russians think "very negatively" about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and 25% view this event "rather negatively."
Although 54% of Russian citizens regret the collapse of the USSR, 37% indicated they "have no regrets." However, 51% of Russians believe that the collapse of the Soviet Union …