On 6 March 1953, a massive warm front struck otherwise icy northern Europe, and wound its way east- and westward, eventually circling the globe. The reason for the warmer than normal air temperatures was the massive sigh of relief simultaneously exhaled from the entire population of the Soviet Union upon learning that Josef Stalin wasContinueContinue reading “1962: Lies about Stalin-Era Illegal Executions Come Back to Haunt the KGB”
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Moldova Announces Complete Declassified Deportation Archive to be Made Public in July
The popular Moldovan news website Point.md today cited reporting from tv8.md on the declassification of tens of thousands of files on Moldovan citizens deported, most significantly from the Stalin era. Because the website’s report is currently only available in Romanian and Russian, we have taken it upon ourselves to provide an English translation for thoseContinueContinue reading “Moldova Announces Complete Declassified Deportation Archive to be Made Public in July”
Two Thousand Cases of Cannibalism During the Holodomor: Ukrainian MVD Presents Interactive Map Based on Declassified Documents
On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko spoke about a unique map created based on Soviet-era criminal cases, visually presenting data on cannibalism cases in 1932–1933. Details were provided by Channel 24, quoting Igor Klimenko. Reading the data is quite difficult, but necessary. This is how we can learn our true history. It isContinueContinue reading “Two Thousand Cases of Cannibalism During the Holodomor: Ukrainian MVD Presents Interactive Map Based on Declassified Documents”
Translating History 