Tag: Soviet Union

Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 08:20 UTC
Black Ribbon Day in remembrance for victims of Communism and Nazism

This Monday most European countries, plus the United States and Canada recalled that 23 August is the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, known as Black Ribbon Day.
Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 - 08:26 UTC
World leaders congratulate Gorbachev on his 90th birthday; most Russians not convinced with his reforms

Mikhail Gorbachev turned 90 on Tuesday, with several world leaders sending well-wishes to the former leader of the Soviet Union. The ex-leader of the Soviet Union and secretary-general of the Communist Party is considered by some as one of the greatest reformers of the 20th century — but remains a controversial figure at home.
Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Cuban officials at funeral of Havana's Cardinal Ortega who reinstated working relations between Church and the regime

Cuban government and Communist Party officials attended funeral services for Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega on Sunday in a testament to his success in elevating the Church's position on the Caribbean island after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 07:14 UTC
Three astronauts will be honoring the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

US, Italian and Russian astronauts are set to blast off into space on Saturday in a launch coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, NASA's Andrew Morgan and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency will travel to the International Space Station at 1628 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Juncker insists the EU wants a deal with the UK, despite all the bitter exchanges

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has issued a fresh warning to Theresa May that there must be agreement on the Irish border if she wants a Brexit deal.
Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Prague 1968: “Socialism with a human face” squashed by 200.000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops

More than 200,000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia overnight from August 20 to 21, 1968, to halt a blossoming political and cultural liberalization, bringing an abrupt end to the Prague Spring and tightening the Kremlin's grip.
Tuesday, February 20th 2018 - 09:55 UTC
Unearthing Corbyn's past and contacts with Czech intelligence: “ridiculous smear”, says Labour

Labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn should be “open and transparent” about his alleged contacts with a Communist spy during the 1980s, Theresa May has suggested. Asked about claims a Czech intelligence officer met and tried to recruit Mr Corbyn during the Cold War, she said MPs must “account” for past actions.
Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 09:15 UTC
The Great October Revolution

By Gwynne Dyer - China Mieville, a novelist I much admire, has published a history of the October Revolution to mark its hundredth anniversary (which is actually on 7 November, since the Russians were still using the Julian calendar in 1917). It had an unusual effect on me. It made me question whether I was right about the utter futility of that revolution.
Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 05:48 UTC
President Putin re-editing Soviet-Stalin Russia calendar and traditions

Russia staged a huge May Day parade on Moscow's Red Square for the first time since the Soviet era with workers holding banners proclaiming support for President Vladimir Putin after the seizure of territory from neighboring Ukraine.
Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil helped Soviet support operation for Argentina during the Falklands conflict

Brazil collaborated during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict in an operation mounted by the Soviets to supply Argentina with spares, arms, munitions and other requirements according to the Rio do Janeiro newspaper O’Globo based on disclosed documents from the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.