Soviet Union
Ukraine before the war: Visiting Soviet Kiev in 1974
May 16, 2025With ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, retired People’s World Editor Tim Wheeler shares his memories of visiting the Ukrainian capital in 1974.
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Amidst capitalist crisis and war, Russian Communists struggle against Putin and the oligarchs
May 2, 2025Putin selectively co-opts the Soviet legacy, but the Communist Party says there’s no hiding the true nature of the Russian state.
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Svetlana Savitskaya, la segunda mujer en ver la Tierra desde el cosmos
April 4, 2025Después de sus viajes especiales, Svetlana Savitskaya obtuvo muchos galardones y reconocimientos.
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Class struggle unionism and anti-fascism merge in the World Federation of Trade Unions
April 4, 2025Though shaped by Cold War divisions, the WFTU is not bound by its history.
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The death of the Soviet Union: Our Moscow correspondent reports in 1991
December 20, 2024On Dec. 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union, and the red hammer-and-sickle flag was lowered over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. The next day, Dec. 26, the USSR...
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