Leonid Brezhnev: The Man Behind the Soviet Union’s Political and Economic Stability

Russian Notables: A Series in Discovering the Spirit of Russia Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union…

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From Russia to America: The Inspiring Story of Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Who Changed the Face of American Music

Photo by Samuel Johnson Woolf, via Wikimedia Commons Russian Notables: A Series in Discovering the Spirit of Russia Irving Berlin is a name that is synonymous with American music. He…

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Journeying Through the Icy Wasteland: The Legacy of Faddey Bellinsgausen’s Antarctic Exploration

Antarctica, Christopher Michel, Flickr Russian Notables: A Series in Discovering the Spirit of Russia There is a certain mystery about the coldest continent on earth, Antarctica.  There are just some…

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The Man Who Helped Avoid World War III: Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Vasili Archipov, Jim Forest, Flickr Nagasaki Bomb, Picryl, Public Domain The Cuban Missile Crisis was a pivotal moment in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.…

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