The 80th anniversary parade in Moscow was not only a depressing abuse of history, but also a way to show that Russia is far from isolated.

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On May 26, 1954, more than 100 crewmembers of the aircraft carrier USS Bennington died in an explosion off Rhode Island.

Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for ...

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Born in Minsk, Belarus in 1966, he grew up under the Communist regime of Pyotr Masherov, a Belarusian revolutionary turned Soviet politician. His parents, professional musicians, decided to leave ...