Syria: journey through a country in ruins#IslamicRepublicofIran #Nepalflooding #SovietUnionUSSR #Ukraineinvasion2022 #USIranconflict #VladimirPutin

Putin under pressure but history tells us most Russian leaders die with their boots on#MikhailGorbachev #NikitaKruschev #Russianpolitics #SovietUnionUSSR #Ukraineinvasion2022 #VladimirPutin

Ukraine war sparks fears of an organised crime resurgence in Russia#Crime #Russia #SovietUnionUSSR #Ukraine #VladimirPutin #War

Why Trump’s call to pull 5,000 US troops from Germany will hurt America#DonaldTrump #Germany #internationalrelations #IranWar #Italy #NATO #SovietUnionUSSR #Spain #TrumpAdministration #USforeignpolicy #USmilitary #USMilitaryBase #UStroops #VietnamWar

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster#Chernobyl #Chernobylnucleardisaster #ColdWar #GermanDemocraticRepublicGDR #Germany #KGB #Nuclearfuel #Nuclearpower #Radioactivity #SovietUnionUSSR #Stasi

I was in Georgia in the late 1980s: I observed how tradition survived harsh Sovietisation and rapid transformation#Caucasus #Communism #Glasnost #Linguistics #MayDay #Perestroika #Russia #Sovietera #Soviethistory #SovietUnionUSSR

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory#Absurdity #Anthropology #Comedy #Coping #Ethics #Humor #Jokes #Memes #Resilience #Russia #Satire #SovietUnionUSSR #Ukraine #UkraineRussianwar