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The Ethnic History of Russia & Ukraine April 16, 2025
Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, despite US attempts to broker a ceasefire. Russia has repurposed history to build its power since the 1500s – that continues, too....
Competing Theologies Drove India’s Nuclear Decisions April 09, 2025
Which religious traditions have most impacted nuclear policy? In light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Christian faiths of Russia and America, the two original nuclear superpowers, might come to mind. Neither apocalyptic Evangelicals in the U...
The American Dream Is Far From Over April 07, 2025
My grandparents landed on Ellis Island in 1902 with their 1-year-old son, my father, in their arms. Twenty-seven years later, in 1929, I was born. They had fled what was taking place in Tsarist Russia, with the Cossacks and other government forces ru...
A Brief History of Broken Russian Promises to Ukraine February 26, 2025
Here’s why Ukrainians want security guarantees in a cease-fire deal....
Was it Inevitable? A Short History of the War on Ukraine February 24, 2025
The long read: To understand the tragedy of this war, it is worth going back beyond the last few weeks and months, and even beyond Vladimir Putin, writes Keith Gessen...
When a Country Isn't Invited to Its Own Peace Talk February 21, 2025
A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe....
WWII-Era T-34 Spotted in Russia February 12, 2025
Russian tank losses have continued to climb, hitting five figures, according to Kyiv....
Russia’s California Colony February 03, 2025
The Russians were among the first Europeans to sense California's potential. Had they not sold their settlement there in 1841, the world could have been a different place....
A Short History of the Syrian Conflict December 18, 2024
This piece was first published on CounterPunch in March 2021. When the Arab Spring came to the Middle East ten years ago, most on the left welcomed the...
American Values December 09, 2024
What happens to a country when it disregards its founding value system? I remember as a child going with my parents to Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, and my father telling me the famous fable of George Washington and the cherry tree. In the...
While Light Shined Brightly in One Nation, Darkness Befell the Other! December 09, 2024
Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions released this December 2024 just before Christmas describes and contrasts salient episodes in the American and French Revolutions, revolutions that deeply affected the history of the ...
The “Horrible Secret” and Orwell in Spain December 03, 2024
The Historians Costello and Tsarev contend that Joseph Stalin harbored a “horrible secret,” namely that as a young revolutionary the Red dictator had been an informant for the Tsarist secret police, the Okhrana. There is some evidence to support the ...
Ukraine's Navy Using WWI-Era Tactic Against Enemy December 02, 2024
Ukraine's navy has revealed a fresh paint job on some of its boats, which appear to have adopted a World War I-era tactic of using dazzle camouflage....
Stalin’s Secrets in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) November 21, 2024
Despite the cautious attitude of the Western democracies regarding involvement in the volatile situation in Spain in 1936, more than 35,000 volunteers from 52 countries flocked to Spain to fight in a war that they mistakenly believed would be the epi...
How Putin Outsmarted 4 US Presidents November 15, 2024
Putin will not outsmart Trump as he did with four previous presidents because the 'Teflon Don' will flip the “former" KGB operative’s playbook against him, making him his intel target....
The Korean War & Mismanaging Protracted Conflict November 11, 2024
The specter of protracted large-scale ground combat has grown more real in the wake of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. As the United States and its partners debate the best way to prepare for such a conflict, it would be wise to review the experienc...
Ukraine Used German WWII Tricks to Fool Russia November 05, 2024
Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk region used proven tactics from World War II's Battle of the Bulge, showing surprise attacks are still possible....
History Suggests That Trump's Approach to Putin is All Wrong November 05, 2024
Presidents dating back to Bill Clinton have courted Putin, only to have him ignore their views and engage in aggression....
History Shows Giving Land to Russia Won’t Bring Peace September 03, 2024
The long record of Russian and Soviet occupations does not bode well for negotiations....
Kursk is Now the Battlefield of a New Generation August 22, 2024
This time it is Ukrainian troops that are on the offensive....
Finnish Sniper Simo Häyhä August 15, 2024
By Ronald Anderson The 1939 war between Finland and Soviet Russia has been a minor inclusion in most histories of World War II. In terms of human resolution and fortitude, though, few battles in military history can compete with the dogged determinat...
History Says Ukraine’s Surprise Incursion on Russia Should Give Hope August 15, 2024
Ukraine is not about to seize Moscow, but its armed forces surprised many with its assault deep into Russian soil....
What Happened to the Russian Settlers in Early Alaska? August 15, 2024
What happened to the Russian settlers that settled in early Alaska? Today, we're going to discuss the modern and historic people that live in the US state of Alaska, and how they came to be there....
Prisoner Swaps Between Russia and US Began in 1962 August 09, 2024
Two groups of people gathered on a bridge separating West Berlin and East Germany for exchange of Russian spy and American pilot...
The US-Russia Prisoner Swap Reminds Us of 2 Brave Men August 08, 2024
Anti-Putin dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza was released in the recent hostage deal with Russia, escaping a 25-year prison sentence. Western nations released spies, fraudsters, and an assassin, all effusively greeted at the airport by Putin and an honor...
