Declassified Soviet Eyewitness Testimony to the Lübeck Bay Tragedy

Earlier this month, the Russian FSB declassified and published a set of documents that offer eyewitness survivor testimony to the Lübeck Bay tragedy, and event that claimed the lives of thousands of prisoners of war. On 3 May 1945, with only a few days left before Germany's final capitulation, the Royal Air Force conducted bombingContinue reading "Declassified Soviet Eyewitness Testimony to the Lübeck Bay Tragedy"

Materials on Soviet Nazi Collaborator from Pyatigorsk Declassified

The FSB Directorate for Stavropol Krai, together with the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia, recently declassified archival documents about the accomplice of the Nazi occupiers, Olga Gindler, a native of Pyatigorsk of German descent. According to the document owners, their publication is being carried out as part of measures to counterContinue reading "Materials on Soviet Nazi Collaborator from Pyatigorsk Declassified"

Russian Spy Agency Claims NATO Preparing Campaign to Oust Zelensky

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) claims to have information from its human intelligence sources on an upcoming effort by NATO leadership to see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discredited and ousted from office based on a high-level disinformation campaign. The information, which supposedly arrived at SVR Headquarters in late 2024, was publishedContinue reading "Russian Spy Agency Claims NATO Preparing Campaign to Oust Zelensky"

Part Five and Final: Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander

We continue our translation of the Russian-language record of the December 1946 interrogation of SS Standartenführer Anton Kaindl who, at the time of his arrest in May 1945, was the commandant of the infamous Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Due to its length, the translation is being published bit by bit throughout the week. In Part One Kaindl described his early yearsContinue reading "Part Five and Final: Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander"

Putin or Stalin – Force or Legitimization: Why Putin Needs Direct Talks – Carnegie Politika

Photo: Getty Images The following is a translation of a remarkable Russian-language article from Carnegie Politika, from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP). If you follow current global events but do not subscribe to CEIP's news feeds or podcasts, do yourself a favor and make that happen today. The article presented today is clearlyContinue reading "Putin or Stalin – Force or Legitimization: Why Putin Needs Direct Talks – Carnegie Politika"

Part Four: Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander

We continue our translation of the Russian-language record of the December 1946 interrogation of SS Standartenführer Anton Kaindl who, at the time of his arrest in May 1945, was the commandant of the infamous Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Due to its length, the translation is being published bit by bit throughout the week. In Part One Kaindl described his early yearsContinue reading "Part Four: Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander"

Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander: Part 3

We continue our translation of the Russian-language record of the December 1946 interrogation of SS Standartenführer Anton Kaindl who, at the time of his arrest in May 1945, was the commandant of the infamous Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Due to its length, the translation is being published bit by bit throughout the week. In Part One Kaindl described his early yearsContinue reading "Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander: Part 3"

Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander: Part 2

We continue our translation of the Russian-language record of the December 1946 interrogation of SS Standartenführer Anton Kaindl who, at the time of his arrest in May 1945, was the commandant of the infamous Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Due to its length, the translation is being published bit by bit throughout the week. In Part OneContinue reading "Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander: Part 2"

Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander: Part 1

The Russian Federation FSB website recently declassified and published the Russian-language December 1946 interrogation of SS Standartenführer Anton Kaindl who, at the time of his arrest in May 1945, was the commandant of the infamous Sachsenhausen concentration camp just north of Berlin. The camp was liberated just over 80 years ago, on 22 April 1945,Continue reading "Declassified Interrogation of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Commander: Part 1"

An Embarrassment of Riches

It's now been four days since the 15 April announcement on the Anonymous France and Anonymous Twitter accounts regarding "10TB of leaked data on all businesses operating in Russia, all Kremlin assets in the West, pro-Russian officials, Donald Trump, and more." For a website such as ours, it was a compelling call for action. PromptedContinue reading "An Embarrassment of Riches"