Queen Elizabeth Wasn’t Immediately Told Her Art Adviser Was a Soviet Spy
British secret intelligence did not tell Queen Elizabeth II that her royal art adviser confessed to spying for the Soviet Union for almost a decade, according to newly released documents. The revelations come from a large tranche of documents made public by British intelligence service MI5 on Tuesday.
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Putin’s 2025 New Year’s Address—And an Anniversary Forgotten
Nevertheless, Putin’s New Year’s message remained upbeat. He looked ahead to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II, assuring the nation of its strength.
The Tragic Story Of Laika, The Soviet ‘Canine Cosmonaut’ Who Made Space History In 1957
On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by launching the first living creature into Earth’s orbit: not a human, but a dog. This journey aboard the Soviet spacecraft, Sputnik 2, marked a monumental milestone in space exploration, yet it came at a profound cost.
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The last secrets of Kim Philby, the Soviet double agent who betrayed the UK
The British secret service has declassified new documents about the famous spy who ended up fleeing to Moscow, where he died alone and drunk 25 years later
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Remake Espionage
In the early 1950s, the United States faced a critical intelligence challenge in its burgeoning competition with the Soviet Union. Outdated German reconnaissance photos from World War II could no longer provide sufficient intelligence about Soviet military capabilities,
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From Incarceration to Repatriation: German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union
Grunewald significantly enhances understandings of the fate of Germans captured by the Soviet Union during World War II.
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.
Heinz Kluetmeier, SI’s Miracle On Ice photographer, dies at age 82
That photo landed on the cover of SI on March 3, 1980, the definitive image of the definitive sporting moment for Americans of the 20th century — the United States hockey team’s celebration after its improbable victory over the Soviet Union at the Lake Placid Olympics.
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Renowned China Expert Says Trump’s Reagan-Inspired Four-Year Strategy With China Could Secure Major Concessions
China expert and Hudson Institute analyst Michael Pillsbury said Friday on Fox News that President-elect Donald Trump’s comprehensive strategy to
The Mystery Of Netaji’s Disappearance: What We Know And What Remains Unknown
What really happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? This article examines the various theories and unanswered questions surrounding his 1945 disappearance.
Secret lives of Cambridge spies uncovered in newly-released documents
Five Cambridge University graduates served as double agents, leaking highly classified information to the Soviet Union
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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution - Kan San
Subtitled "The Chief Mandarin Asked For Rebellion". On the cultural revolution and the development of ultra-left thought in China. Published 1978.