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‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Cleveland Jewish News 15 May 2026
Like many Holocaust survivors, Daniela Gerson’s grandparents lived by the vow to “never forget, never forgive” the annihilation of their Polish Jewish hometown at the hands of the Nazis ... .
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DIY Project Turns a Panasonic GF3 and Soviet Fed 5 Into a Digital Rangefinder

PetaPixel 15 May 2026
Photographer and creator Mr. 50mm designed a DIY digital rangefinder, which only requires about $200-$250 worth of parts. [Read More] ... .
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‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Jewish Telegraph Agency 15 May 2026
Before understanding the mass extermination to come, they escaped to the Soviet Union — a route that turned into a decade of wandering exile, from Siberian labor camps to Central Asia and displaced persons camps in Austria and Germany.
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Soviet Barrel Homes: How the USSR Turned Fuel Tanks Into Homes for BAM Workers

Pravda 14 May 2026
Cylindrical barrel-shaped homes, known as TsUBs, evolved from temporary shelters into symbols of northern Soviet pragmatism ... cold, creating one of the most unusual housing concepts in Soviet history.
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Bubbling under: When Soviet spy subs turned out to be not-so-red herrings

The Irish Times 14 May 2026
In 1981, a Soviet submarine had run aground just outside a large Swedish naval base ... Stockholm developed an understandable conviction that Soviet submarines were creeping about in its archipelagos.
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What Is Sarmat AKA Satan II? Russia's Super Heavy Nuclear Giant Replacing Soviet-Era Missiles

News18 13 May 2026
RS-28 Sarmat is a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by Russia. It is the first post-Soviet Russian missile to be classified as a “super heavy” ....
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81st Soviet Victory anniv celebrated

The Times of India 12 May 2026
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81st anniversary of Soviet Union’s victory in World War II celebrated in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu 10 May 2026
The event featured an exhibition of photographs depicting key moments from the beginning of the war to the celebrations of victory ....
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81st anniversary of Soviet Union's victory in Great Patriotic War commemorated in Russia

Xinhua 10 May 2026
Soldiers perform on stage to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War, in St ... Children sing at a celebration marking the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War, in St.
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‘I pray to die in my own country’: The long shadow of Soviet rule in a western Ukrainian town

The Irish Times 10 May 2026
She was 10 years old when the Soviets took him. Mykhailo had been helping the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which fought the Polish, Germans and Soviets for independence in the 1940s and 1950s.
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‘The Enemy Will Be Crushed’: Sputnik Revives Iconic Soviet WWII Broadcast

Sputnik 09 May 2026
Sputnik has recreated the voice of chief Soviet radio announcer revealing the start of World War II ....
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Russian ambassador in Tehran marks Victory Day, reflecting pride in Soviet WWII legacy

Tehran Times 09 May 2026
TEHRAN – Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov took part in Victory Day commemorations in Tehran on Saturday, marking the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II ... .
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'Are You Sure This Is the Reichstag?': How Soviet Troops Nearly Captured the Wrong Building ...

Pravda 08 May 2026
On April 30, 1945, the long-awaited words were broadcast in military reports. Red Army troops had taken the German Reichstag and raised the Banner of Victory above it ... ....
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