Tag: Soviet
The attack sparked protests in Russia, but the harsh measures silenced them – there are already political prisoners like in the Soviet Union | Foreign countries
MOSCOW We will meet Oleg Orlovin in Moscow in November. Orlov is a long-term human rights activist and had just been fined 150,000 rubles, or about 1,500 euros, for his…
Another Soviet monument removed in Kyiv
full screen In Kiev, the statue of Mykola Shchors – one of the commanders of the Red Army – has been removed from one of the city’s boulevards. Photo: Efrem…
The Soviet Union’s historic Olympic champion died in October – now the daughter will debut in Finnish colors at the World Cup | Sport
Darja Virolainen returns to the World Cup tracks in Hochfilzen after a break of many years. SpongeBob Forsberg, Inka Henelius On Friday, will show the Biathlon World Cup sprint races…
In Ukraine, the famine of the Soviet era is remembered in the shadow of drone attacks
Ukraine characterizes Saturday’s drone attack as one of the heaviest attacks on Kiev. Ukraine’s air defense says it shot down dozens of airplanes in Kiev. According to the Ukrainian army,…
“Putin’s Russia uses methods from the Soviet era” – L’Express
Discovered on October 31 on walls in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, Star of David tags aroused strong emotion in France. But on Thursday, November 9, these drawings were denounced…
The Soviet Field of Honor Foundation in Leusden gets its own museum
Remco Reiding, director of the foundation, says that this will be the only museum in the Netherlands that pays attention to fallen Soviet soldiers and prisoners of war during the…
Amersfoorter wins award for Soviet Field of Honor: ‘I still hope to be able to trace families’
Reiding has been identifying soldiers for 25 years and tracing their relatives. A total of 865 victims from the former Soviet Union are buried in Leusden. “Some people have been…
In Kirkkoniemi, Norway, a dispute broke out over the laying of a wreath at the monument to a Soviet soldier – the Russian consul covered the wreath of the mayor of Kirkkoniemi
The Norwegian mayor was enraged by the provocation and moved the Russian wreath aside. The Red Army liberated Kirkkoniemi, Norway, from the occupation of Nazi Germany in October 1944. A…
Still in tears 80 years after the war, Theo (98) was the last eyewitness of captured Soviet soldiers in Kamp Amersfoort
“The war in Ukraine brings another importance to this place. That is to make it clear what exactly the Soviet Union was, namely that they were Allies. That those soldiers…
Estonia is the promised land of abandoned houses – it is difficult to demolish the corner apartment buildings of the Soviet era
Entire apartment buildings are deserted, especially in depopulated areas. They deteriorate to a life-threatening condition, but demolition is limited by the protection of private property. WAY A good thirty years…