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The Fall of One Wall

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:12 pm PST

On the anniversary of the collapse of the East German police state, Commentary has a great piece by Peter Wehner on the meaning of The Fall of One Wall. It turns out that in the contest between freedom and totalitarianism, freedom does pretty well.

Berlin Wall, Communism, Ronald Reagan, East Germany, Soviet Union, Cold War

And Now for Something Completely Wacky

Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 12:43 pm PDT

Russian metal? Yeah, we got that. A berserk tribute to “Gorbachov” by ANJ, with zombies. (Warning: sorta PG/R rated.) [Video]

Video, Weird, Soviet Union, Gorbachev, Russia, Music, zombies

RIP: Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 5:11 pm PDT

Soviet Dissident Writer Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89. MOSCOW — Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet dissident writer and Nobel literature prize winner who revealed the horror of Stalin’s camps to the world, died late on Sunday aged 89, Russian news agencies reported. Itar-Tass news agency quoted Solzhenitsyn’s son Stepan as saying ...

LGF, Russia, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn, Nobel, Stalin, Soviet Union

Wikipedia Removes USSR Anthem Info from 'Decemberists' Page

Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:23 pm PDT

You have got to be kidding. Earlier today I linked to the Wikipedia page about the band The Decemberists, to point out that in addition to warming up for Barack Obama in Oregon, the band is known for using the National Anthem of the Soviet Union as an introduction to ...

LGF, Wikipedia, Decemberists, USSR, Soviet Union

Google Hearts USSR

Thu, Oct 4, 2007 at 8:34 am PDT

Google ignored Memorial Day and Veterans Day, but today they have a special logo up to commemorate an event that must be near to their hearts—the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s launch of the Sputnik satellite.

LGF, Google, Soviet Union, Sputnik

Soviet Nukes in Iran?

Sat, Apr 8, 2006 at 8:02 pm PDT

Writing about Iran’s Manhattan Project, Caroline Glick notes a report that Russia and Ukraine may have sent nuclear warheads to Iran: The rise of the Islamist axis. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) On Monday, Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported that part of Ukraine’s Soviet-era nuclear arsenal may well have found its ...

Iran, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, IAEA, Soviet Union, Ukraine