On Sunday, Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, skipped the opportunity to note the dangers of nuclear war and the anniversary of the missile crisis of 60 years ago.
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In Russia, They Tore Down Lots of Statues, but Little Changed
“Waging war on bronze men doesn’t make your life any more moral or just,” one observer noted. “It does nothing really.”
Russia Gets Its Disneyland, a Cold War Dream Come True
Developers are banking on attracting Moscow’s rising middle class. “But will they sell emotions, like Disneyland?” a mother of two girls asks.
Vladimir Bukovsky, Revered Soviet Dissident and Putin Critic, Dies at 76
Even in exile, a former Soviet prisoner kept up his attacks on the Kremlin under both the Communists and Putin. But disputed child pornography charges marred his reputation.
Vladimir Bukovsky, Revered Soviet Dissident and Putin Critic, Dies at 76
Even in exile, a former Soviet prisoner kept up his attacks on the Kremlin under both the Communists and Putin. But disputed child pornography charges marred his reputation.