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Meet the CIA’s disguise artists who helped Cold War spies disappear
Legendary spy power couple Jonna and Tony Mendez met while working for the CIA in the Soviet Union, building the tools of espionage: the disguise kit, the camera that could hide anywhere, the cyanide pen. There they followed guidelines they…
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What we know about deadly radiation explosion at Russian military site
An explosion at a Russian missile testing site last week killed at least seven people and caused widespread fears of a radiation leak. While officials offered little clarity, analysts believe the Russians were testing a nuclear-powered cruise missile – one…
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At Washington’s Arena Stage, a dramatic interpretation of Vladimir Putin’s rise
A new play showing at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., chronicles the rise of a young Vladimir Putin to power in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. "Kleptocracy," written by Kenneth Lin, offers a glimpse into Putin’s…
These Soviet propaganda posters once evoked heroism, pride and anxiety
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Take a look back at Soviet propaganda in poster form.
Foxes were considered untamable, until a biology experiment was started in Siberia almost 60 years ago and proved otherwise.
With Russia so much in the news lately, we decided to take a closer look at Russia itself with the help of two regional experts.
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an excerpt from a 1985 interview with Fidel Castro conducted by our own Robert MacNeil. During the conversation, Castro describes the origin of the Cuban Missile Crisis, asserts that after the Bay…
Japanese commercial whale fleets are accused of altering their records in the late 1960s, according to a study published recently in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
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