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Remembering Vaclav Havel

Andrew Nagorski | Posted 02.20.2012

Andrew Nagorski

Looking back at my encounters with Havel, I'm struck by three dominant character traits: his moral courage, his ability to recognize and live with the contradictions of human behavior, and his sense of the absurd.

A Naked, Post-Soviet Hot Tub Experience

Rick Steves | Posted 02.11.2012

Rick Steves

Georgia's capital was founded thanks to one thing: natural sulfuric hot springs.

Art Moscow 2011

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 12.21.2011

Constantin Bjerke

When you hear the word 'Moscow', many things come to mind - contemporary art is unlikely to be one of them. Set to change this is Christina Steinbrech...

When Propaganda Gets Personal: Part 1 of 2

Frederick Thomas | Posted 08.01.2011

Frederick Thomas

2011-06-01-201106011950s_family_and_TV.gif This photo surprised me when it found its way to the internet.

WATCH: Photographing Communist, Soviet-Era Architecture

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

Constantin Bjerke

90 buildings, scattered around 14 ex-soviet states, without trend, without a common 'school.' Is this evidence...

Is the "United States" About to Get Scrapped?

Abigail Pesta | Posted 05.25.2011

Abigail Pesta

I'm referring, of course, to the "S.S. United States" -- the fastest oceanliner ever built. Last week, news broke that the foreign owner of the histor...

Cold War's End -- The Wall Comes Down

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

The fall of The Wall signified the fall of the Soviet Union, and an end to the Cold War. And while this was of enormous historical import, I fear that future generations won't really pay much attention to it.

HUAC: Americanism

Michael Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Kaplan

Cynically magnifying trivialities; bluster and innuendo; guilt by association; shameless grandstanding ... wouldn't it be nice if these were considered un-American activities?

Moldova Elections: Communists Lose

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Moldova's pro-Western opposition parties have defeated the Communist Party in repeat parliamentary elections. With most of the votes tabulated, the C...

Brothel Watch

Scott Diel | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Diel

Sure, the girls make too much noise, and maybe they do drive down the property value. But if the prostitutes were driven out, they might be replaced with worse. Like a family with teenagers.

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Already Here!

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Vivian Norris

The new tool to crush the opposition is funded by a new menace, that of capitalism built on a phenomenal wealth in commodities and oil.

Precedent George Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Bush's term in office will be remembered for the precedents it set, particularly in relation to the presidential power, and the separation of powers between the three branches of U.S. government.