Soviet Union

• Alsask, Sask. radar dome used in Cold War era restored

  The Canadian Civil Defense Museum has restored a site in Alsask, Sask., that helped in Canada's defence against the Soviet Union.

  Canada

  Jan 29
• Ukrainian community in Regina marks Holodomor amid pandemic

  "We're just happy that we can do this, even in this COVID time."

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2020
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• Son of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev dies at home in Rhode Island

  Sergei Khrushchev, the son of late Cold War-era Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and who became a U.S. citizen in 1999, has died at his Rhode Island home, authorities said.

  World

  Jun 24, 2020
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• In a Cold War era letter now on display, JFK promised an 8-year-old girl Santa was safe

  Kennedy’s brief, but reassuring response to Rochon is part of a trove of holiday-themed archival materials being featured this month at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

  World

  Dec 25, 2019
• Russians are drinking less and living longer as a result: WHO

  Male life expectancy has gone up by 11 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2019
• U.S. puts Russia on warning over nuclear treaty, suspends obligations

  European Union foreign ministers raised concerns Friday about the spread of nuclear weapons as the United States readied to pull out of a key Cold War-era treaty

  World

  Feb 1, 2019
• Holodomor remembered with special service from Sask. government

  The imposed famine was orchestrated by the Joseph Stalin regime in 1932 and 1933. Ten million Ukrainians lost their lives.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2018
• Trump says U.S. will pull out of decades-old nuclear weapon pact made with Russia

  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will pull the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty because Russia has violated the agreement, but he provided no details on the violations.

  World

  Oct 20, 2018
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• Russian women told to avoid sex with foreigners during World Cup

  Russian women are being advised not to have sex with anyone who doesn’t look like them during the FIFA World Cup.

  Sports

  Jun 14, 2018
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• Vladimir Putin says his grandfather worked as a cook for Lenin and Stalin

  Putin’s paternal grandfather worked as a cook for both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the president said in a film posted on the internet on Sunday.

  World

  Mar 11, 2018