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This episode traces Joseph Stalin’s rise from poverty to absolute power. Through purges, famine, forced labor, and war, he ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities as citizens of Tajikistan, some of the thousands who migrate to Russia each year ...

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Afghanistan marked the 46th anniversary of the Soviet invasion as memories of occupation persist, while the country now struggles wit ...

TALLINN, EstoniaTALLINN, Estonia — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities as citizens of Tajikistan, some of the thousands who migrate to Russia ...