I was born to a Jewish family from Leningrad in 1981. My grandpa on my mother’s side, Arkady [all names changed], died two ...

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The authorities are reportedly planning new restrictions on symbols at memorial sites in a move critics say distorts history ...

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The political forces that thwarted the European Defense Community - a previous attempt at a common EU army and defense policy ...