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WWII Artifacts Exhibit in Barnaul Showcases Personal Stories
Barnaul's City Museum hosts the "Victory: Artifacts. Documents" exhibit until March 3rd, featuring WWII artifacts including a harmonica that survived the war, veteran Ivan Sidorov's documents and personal effects, a wooden suitcase made in Marshal Zhukov's workshops, and a 1940s Leningrad gramophone...
WWII Artifacts Exhibit in Barnaul Showcases Personal Stories
Barnaul's City Museum hosts the "Victory: Artifacts. Documents" exhibit until March 3rd, featuring WWII artifacts including a harmonica that survived the war, veteran Ivan Sidorov's documents and personal effects, a wooden suitcase made in Marshal Zhukov's workshops, and a 1940s Leningrad gramophone...
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20% Bias Score
Soviet Downing of KAL-007: 1983 Cold War Crisis
On September 1, 1983, the Soviet Union shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, killing 269 passengers, including a U.S. congressman, escalating Cold War tensions and causing a crisis within the European Community due to Greece's refusal to condemn the USSR.
Soviet Downing of KAL-007: 1983 Cold War Crisis
On September 1, 1983, the Soviet Union shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, killing 269 passengers, including a U.S. congressman, escalating Cold War tensions and causing a crisis within the European Community due to Greece's refusal to condemn the USSR.
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40% Bias Score
Diplomatic Intervention Saves Uman Holy Site
In 1979, Rabbi Michael Dorfman's diplomatic campaign, leveraging his connections with US President Jimmy Carter and key figures in the American Jewish community, successfully prevented the demolition of a Jewish holy site in Uman, Ukraine, during a Soviet urban renewal project, sparing a home and it...
Diplomatic Intervention Saves Uman Holy Site
In 1979, Rabbi Michael Dorfman's diplomatic campaign, leveraging his connections with US President Jimmy Carter and key figures in the American Jewish community, successfully prevented the demolition of a Jewish holy site in Uman, Ukraine, during a Soviet urban renewal project, sparing a home and it...
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44% Bias Score
Russia Shifts WWII Focus, Excluded from Auschwitz Anniversary
Russia's focus on Soviet WWII suffering, not just the Holocaust, is highlighted by a new St. Petersburg memorial and the non-invitation of Russian officials to the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, causing tension with Western nations.
Russia Shifts WWII Focus, Excluded from Auschwitz Anniversary
Russia's focus on Soviet WWII suffering, not just the Holocaust, is highlighted by a new St. Petersburg memorial and the non-invitation of Russian officials to the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, causing tension with Western nations.
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56% Bias Score
Rare Shostakovich Sonatas Concert Reveals Composer's Life Under Stalin
A concert featuring three rarely performed Shostakovich sonatas (cello, violin, and viola) will take place, offering a unique perspective on the composer's life and the political repression he faced under Stalinism; the viola sonata, composed in his final days, is particularly poignant.
Rare Shostakovich Sonatas Concert Reveals Composer's Life Under Stalin
A concert featuring three rarely performed Shostakovich sonatas (cello, violin, and viola) will take place, offering a unique perspective on the composer's life and the political repression he faced under Stalinism; the viola sonata, composed in his final days, is particularly poignant.
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44% Bias Score
MI5 Releases New Documents on Kim Philby's Espionage
Newly released MI5 documents reveal details of Kim Philby's decades-long espionage for the Soviet Union, including his involvement in the disappearance of KGB defector Constantin Volkov and his eventual confession to Nicholas Elliott in Beirut in 1963, before escaping to Moscow.
MI5 Releases New Documents on Kim Philby's Espionage
Newly released MI5 documents reveal details of Kim Philby's decades-long espionage for the Soviet Union, including his involvement in the disappearance of KGB defector Constantin Volkov and his eventual confession to Nicholas Elliott in Beirut in 1963, before escaping to Moscow.
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52% Bias Score
Cossack Battery Halts German Tank Advance During Rostov Liberation
On February 8th, 1943, Lieutenant Dmitry Peskov's Cossack artillery battery, despite heavy losses during a perilous river crossing and subsequent engagement with a large German tank column near Rostov-on-Don, successfully halted the enemy's advance, contributing significantly to the city's liberatio...
Cossack Battery Halts German Tank Advance During Rostov Liberation
On February 8th, 1943, Lieutenant Dmitry Peskov's Cossack artillery battery, despite heavy losses during a perilous river crossing and subsequent engagement with a large German tank column near Rostov-on-Don, successfully halted the enemy's advance, contributing significantly to the city's liberatio...
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52% Bias Score
Stalingrad Battle Concludes: Turning Point of WWII
The Battle of Stalingrad, from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943, resulted in the encirclement and defeat of over 330,000 Axis soldiers, marking a turning point in World War II with over 1.5 million Axis casualties and the capture of Field Marshal Paulus.
Stalingrad Battle Concludes: Turning Point of WWII
The Battle of Stalingrad, from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943, resulted in the encirclement and defeat of over 330,000 Axis soldiers, marking a turning point in World War II with over 1.5 million Axis casualties and the capture of Field Marshal Paulus.
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44% Bias Score
Leningrad Siege: Medical Workers' Heroic Response
During the Siege of Leningrad, medical workers heroically battled starvation, disease, and war injuries, utilizing innovative solutions like soy-based milk for children and pine needle extract to fight scurvy, while preventing epidemics through rigorous sanitation and experimental vaccines, showcasi...
Leningrad Siege: Medical Workers' Heroic Response
During the Siege of Leningrad, medical workers heroically battled starvation, disease, and war injuries, utilizing innovative solutions like soy-based milk for children and pine needle extract to fight scurvy, while preventing epidemics through rigorous sanitation and experimental vaccines, showcasi...
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40% Bias Score
Soviet Musicians Under Stalin: A Story of Suppression and Resilience
Michel Krielaars' "The Sound of Utopia" recounts the experiences of Soviet musicians during Stalin's reign, detailing their persecution, artistic suppression, and the ultimate resilience of music as a form of cultural resistance.
Soviet Musicians Under Stalin: A Story of Suppression and Resilience
Michel Krielaars' "The Sound of Utopia" recounts the experiences of Soviet musicians during Stalin's reign, detailing their persecution, artistic suppression, and the ultimate resilience of music as a form of cultural resistance.
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16% Bias Score
Resilience and Unity: Israelis with Soviet Roots Gather Amidst Security Threats
Amidst recent missile attacks on Israel, approximately 500 Israelis with Soviet roots participated in a Jewish learning festival in Tel Aviv, focusing on Israel's security, rising antisemitism, and the importance of community.
Resilience and Unity: Israelis with Soviet Roots Gather Amidst Security Threats
Amidst recent missile attacks on Israel, approximately 500 Israelis with Soviet roots participated in a Jewish learning festival in Tel Aviv, focusing on Israel's security, rising antisemitism, and the importance of community.
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24% Bias Score
MI5 Files Reveal Queen Kept Unaware of Spy Advisor for a Decade
Newly declassified MI5 files reveal that Queen Elizabeth II remained unaware for almost a decade that her art advisor, Anthony Blunt, a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring, had confessed to being a Soviet spy in 1964; the government delayed informing her to avoid increasing her concerns, later dis...
MI5 Files Reveal Queen Kept Unaware of Spy Advisor for a Decade
Newly declassified MI5 files reveal that Queen Elizabeth II remained unaware for almost a decade that her art advisor, Anthony Blunt, a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring, had confessed to being a Soviet spy in 1964; the government delayed informing her to avoid increasing her concerns, later dis...
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28% Bias Score
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