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Afghanistan marks Soviet withdrawal anniversary as Taliban rule draws global scrutiny

The Jerusalem Post 16 Feb 2026
The Taliban’s governance remains deeply controversial. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls and enforcing strict social rules ....
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Kazakhstan enlists Russia and China to build first nuclear power plants since Soviet era

AOL 16 Feb 2026
This marks the country’s return to nuclear energy, as Kazakhstan has had no nuclear power facilities of its own since 1999 when its Soviet-era reactor was shut down ... .
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‘A permanent civil war in the body’: how fighting cancer helped an artist understand his Soviet youth

The Observer 16 Feb 2026
In autumn 2022, Giorgi Gagoshidze was in the middle of making a documentary film about the unravelling of the Soviet Union when he experienced his own personal system collapse ... “When the Soviet Union collapsed, everything collapsed”, he recalls.
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37 Years Since Soviet Army Withdrawal from Afghanistan Marked Today

Khaama Press 15 Feb 2026
Today, February 15, marks 37 years since the complete withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, concluding a decade-long conflict that profoundly affected the country and its people. The Soviet ...
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Greetings to participants in an official event marking the 37th anniversary of the completion of combat missions by the Limited Soviet Troop Contingent in Afghanistan (The President of Russia)

Public Technologies 15 Feb 2026
). The message reads, in part.. "February 15, 1989 is a significant and unforgettable date in the military history of our Fatherland ... I would particularly note the effective support you provide to participants in the special military operation.
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Scientists Spot Signs of Derelict Soviet Moon Lander on Lunar Surface

Futurism 15 Feb 2026
In 1966, three years before the first humans walked on the Moon, the Soviet Union landed a small, spherical probe, dubbed Luna 9, on the lunar surface ... found traces of the lost Soviet lander.
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How a Soviet-era heating system exposes Ukraine to Russian attack – a visual guide

AOL 14 Feb 2026
Ukraine is especially vulnerable to such attacks, as Moscow can exploit a widespread Soviet-era heat system in which multiple ...
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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

New York Times 14 Feb 2026
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia ... .
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Soviet Dissident, Historian, Author of Books on Putin Dies at 100

Pravda 14 Feb 2026
Famous Russian historian and publicist Roy Medvedev has died at the age of 100 ... ....
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Scientists may have spotted the long-lost Soviet Union Lander - 60 YEARS after it vanished ...

The Daily Mail 13 Feb 2026
Scientists may have spotted a long-lost Soviet Union Lander, over 60 years after it vanished on the surface of the moon ....
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The European Union now resembles the Soviet Union

Sott 13 Feb 2026
The implication is, of course, that the EU is starting to resemble the Soviet Union ... The Soviet Roots of European Integration In early 2025, US Vice President J.D.
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“You are causing more harm than even the Ottomans and Soviets could”

Agos 13 Feb 2026
“The Armenian government’s approach, even if not intentional, risks severing its relationship with the diaspora; something that even the Ottoman Empire or the Soviet Union failed to achieve.”.
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Soviet lunar lander lost for 60 years might have been spotted with AI’s help

Interesting Engineering 13 Feb 2026
In 1966, the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 made history as the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon. .
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Meet Ilia Malinin's parents: How ex-Soviet figure skaters raised USA's breakout Olympic star

Sportingnews 13 Feb 2026
Figure skating is in Malinin's family history ... Both Malinina and Skorniakov skated professionally for the Soviet Union, then skated for Uzbekistan after the USSR fell ... Malinin's parents are both from Russia, when it was previously the Soviet Union ... .
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