By Matthew BeylinsonPhoto: Leaders sign the agreement to dissolve the USSR (RIA Novosti). How did factors from the Soviet and … More
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The Last Republic: How the Soviet Union Lives on in Transnistria
It’s a cold winter night in Moscow, 1991. Although it’s the day after Christmas, the mood in the Red Square and the rest of the country is far from cheerful. It’s now 7:32 p.m, and as a crowd looks on, the flag of the Soviet Union is lowered for the final time over the Kremlin.
A Case Against Intervention in Ukraine: The Prospect of War in Light of our Past Endeavors
President Joe Biden has announced that Russia has amassed troops on its Ukrainian border capable of launching a full invasion. American intelligence has speculated that Russia intends to invade Ukraine and either install a pro-Russian government or annex it altogether.
The Truth About the War in Donbass
In recent weeks, the Biden Administration has intensified its diplomatic and military efforts to keep Ukraine within NATO’s sphere of influence under the pretext of a supposed Russian ground invasion of the Donbass (i.e. the Easternmost region of Ukraine) in the near future.
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