Is 2025 the new '1984'? Some authors think censorship 'can get much worse'

From their first time reading Orwell's "1984" to what the term "Orwellian" means, five authors share thoughts on censorship ...
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BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL Multi-Part Animated Adaptation In The Works; First Look At Logo Art Revealed

Warner Bros. Animation, DC, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced at New York Comic-Con that Batman: Knightfall is ...

She Knows Soviet Tyranny, and Says the ‘Red Man’ Wants More War

After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the ...

Hungary's Orban likens EU to former Soviet Union if rule of law criteria accepted

Hungary cannot accept a link between access to European Union funds and meeting rule-of-law criteria as this would be akin to the EU operating like the former Soviet Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orban ...

Insight: Pandemic protests test Putin's influence in ex-Soviet space

When mobs stormed government buildings and hounded the president from office in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after disputed elections last month, Vladimir Putin seemed unimpressed.
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Inside the Sudden Collapse of the Soviet Empire

Few moments in history shocked the world like the fall of the Soviet Union. Once a superpower commanding half the globe, the USSR crumbled almost overnight. This video dives into the real reasons: a ...
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How folk music defeated the soviet union

Discover how Estonia, a small Baltic nation with a deep-rooted musical tradition, used the power of song to challenge and eventually free itself from Soviet occupation. This video dives into the ...
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Vast Reserves, but Little to Drink: Tajikistan's Water Struggles

To quench his thirst, Tajik laborer Nematoullo Bassirov must take a risk -- drawing water from the stream running through his ...