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Russia defaults on debt for first time since “1917 Bolshevik revolution”
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHas Russia defaulted on a debt? Russia missed a deadline on Sunday night for interest repayments of...
Kurkov’s new historical detective novel is full of thrills, light on the history
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLike any true detective novel, Andrey Kurkov’s “The Silver Bone” starts off with a brutal murder and...
Ukraine’s top spy believes Russia is still on the brink of civil war
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGeneral Kyrylo Budanov, 37, Ukraine's military intelligence chief poses in his office on February...
Magical, musical fairytale: 'Anastasia' musical arrives at Opera House in Boston
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 1918 massacre of Tsar Nicholas II, the last emperor of Imperial Russia, along with his entire...
The true story behind the execution of the Romanov family shown in 'The Crown,' including what the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Romanov family's execution is depicted in episode six of "The Crown" season five.Netflix/Getty...
Sixty-six years after returning to Russia, mathematician is an exile once more
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA century after his father and mother fled Russia to escape the Bolsheviks, renowned mathematician...
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne hundred years ago, a revolutionary Polish patriot argued that Russia’s hunger for territory...
How nationalist movements paved Ukraine's way to freedom
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many in the West, and in the Kremlin too,...
12 Movies Based On Real-Life Events That Skipped Over The Most Disturbing Parts
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMovies based on true stories have a special draw. Viewers love to see a theatrical take on true...
America's obsession with secret societies is a mainstay of our democracy — and it resurfaces...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Eye of Providence, which appears on the back of the US one dollar bill, has taken on a...