Tag Archives: Stalin, Joseph

The New York Times 4:01 am on July 14, 2022
Tags: Churches (Buildings) ( 59 ), Kirill I ( 10 ), Priests ( 71 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,172 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ( 1,498 ), Russian Orthodox Church ( 17 ), Stalin, Joseph, ukraine ( 1,286 ), Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( 4 )   

Priests Once Aligned With Russia Come Under Suspicion in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was once a dominant force in the country, but now officials suspect that some priests may be collaborating with Russia.

#churches-buildings, #kirill-i, #priests, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #russian-orthodox-church, #stalin-joseph, #ukraine, #ukrainian-orthodox-church

The New York Times 5:00 am on May 19, 2022
Tags: Hitler, Adolf ( 26 ), Holocaust and the Nazi Era ( 215 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,172 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ( 1,498 ), Stalin, Joseph, ukraine ( 1,286 ), World War II (1939-45) ( 238 )   

Russia’s War on Ukraine Shows That It Is Fascist

If Vladimir Putin prevails in Ukraine, fascists around the world will take comfort.

#hitler-adolf, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #stalin-joseph, #ukraine, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 29, 2022
Tags: American Joint Distribution Committee, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany ( 4 ), Evacuations and Evacuees ( 204 ), Germany ( 612 ), Hanover (Germany), Holocaust and the Nazi Era ( 215 ), Israel ( 664 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ( 1,498 ), Stalin, Joseph, ukraine ( 1,286 ), War and Armed Conflicts ( 898 )   

They Survived the Holocaust. Now, They Are Fleeing to Germany.

A complex operation is underway to evacuate Holocaust survivors from Ukraine. For rescuers and evacuees alike, it means confronting the past.

#american-joint-distribution-committee, #conference-on-jewish-material-claims-against-germany, #evacuations-and-evacuees, #germany, #hanover-germany, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #israel, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #stalin-joseph, #ukraine, #war-and-armed-conflicts

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 4, 2022
Tags: China ( 2,263 ), Communist Party of China ( 308 ), Documentary Films and Programs ( 375 ), Gorbachev, Mikhail S ( 10 ), Liberation Army Daily, North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( 395 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,172 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ( 1,498 ), Stalin, Joseph, ukraine ( 1,286 ), War and Armed Conflicts ( 898 ), Xi Jinping ( 354 )   

Bristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia

China’s Communist Party is mounting an ideological campaign aimed at officials and students. The message: The country will not turn its back on Russia.

#china, #communist-party-of-china, #documentary-films-and-programs, #gorbachev-mikhail-s, #liberation-army-daily, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #stalin-joseph, #ukraine, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 10:28 am on March 2, 2022
Tags: Famine ( 27 ), Holocaust and the Nazi Era ( 215 ), Kharkiv (Ukraine) ( 25 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ( 1,498 ), Stalin, Joseph, ukraine ( 1,286 ), USSR (Former Soviet Union) ( 71 )   

Putin’s War on Ukraine Means to Erase My Country’s History

Ukraine’s history is filled with waves of repression.

#famine, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #kharkiv-ukraine, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #stalin-joseph, #ukraine, #ussr-former-soviet-union

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 16, 2021
Tags: Escobar, Pablo ( 3 ), Psoriasis ( 2 ), Stalin, Joseph, Writing and Writers ( 799 )   

What Makes Me a Monster

Stalin had it. So did Pablo Escobar. And my psoriasis has led me to live a life in shadows. 

#escobar-pablo, #psoriasis, #stalin-joseph, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 29, 2021
Tags: 1776 Commission ( 6 ), Black People ( 2,836 ), Discrimination ( 1,464 ), Holocaust and the Nazi Era ( 215 ), Politics and Government ( 4,467 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 ), Stalin, Joseph, ukraine ( 1,286 ), USSR (Former Soviet Union) ( 71 ), World War II (1939-45) ( 238 )   

The War on History Is a War on Democracy

A scholar of totalitarianism argues that new laws restricting the discussion of race in American schools have dire precedents in Europe.

#1776-commission, #black-people, #discrimination, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #politics-and-government, #race-and-ethnicity, #stalin-joseph, #ukraine, #ussr-former-soviet-union, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 6:04 pm on May 6, 2021
Tags: Documentary Films and Programs ( 375 ), Funerals and Memorials ( 208 ), Loznitsa, Sergei ( 4 ), Moscow (Russia) ( 112 ), Politics and Government ( 4,467 ), Stalin, Joseph, State Funeral (Movie), USSR (Former Soviet Union) ( 71 )   

‘State Funeral’ Review: Saying Goodbye to Stalin

Sergei Loznitsa’s new found-footage documentary illuminates Soviet life in the immediate aftermath of the dictator’s death.

#documentary-films-and-programs, #funerals-and-memorials, #loznitsa-sergei, #moscow-russia, #politics-and-government, #stalin-joseph, #state-funeral-movie, #ussr-former-soviet-union

The New York Times 5:57 pm on March 13, 2021
Tags: Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,172 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Stalin, Joseph   

Born in Soviet Exile, They Might Die in a Russian One

Many victims of Stalin’s gulag are still unable to return to their families’ hometowns. Despite a court order, Moscow isn’t helping them.

#putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #stalin-joseph

The New York Times 8:00 am on November 22, 2020
Tags: Forced Labor ( 49 ), Kolyma (Russia), Kolyma Highway, Magadan (Russia), Soviet gulag, Stalin, Joseph, USSR (Former Soviet Union) ( 71 ), Yakutsk (Russia)   

Along Russia’s ‘Road of Bones,’ Relics of Suffering and Despair

The Kolyma Highway in the Russian Far East once delivered tens of thousands of prisoners to the work camps of Stalin’s gulag. The ruins of that cruel era are still visible today.

#forced-labor, #kolyma-russia, #kolyma-highway, #magadan-russia, #soviet-gulag, #stalin-joseph, #ussr-former-soviet-union, #yakutsk-russia

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 29, 2020
Tags: Books and Literature ( 2,542 ), Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer ( 24 ), Harriman, W Averell, Katz, Catherine Grace, Roosevelt, Franklin Delano ( 50 ), Stalin, Joseph, The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Family, Love, and War (Book), United States International Relations ( 1,889 ), World War II (1939-45) ( 238 ), Yalta (Crimea, Ukraine)   

Managing the Bedbugs, Bathroom Shortages and Big Egos at Yalta

“The Daughters of Yalta,” by Catherine Grace Katz, recounts the events of the 1945 conference from the perspective of three daughters of Allied leaders who proved themselves indispensable.

#books-and-literature, #churchill-winston-leonard-spencer, #harriman-w-averell, #katz-catherine-grace, #roosevelt-franklin-delano, #stalin-joseph, #the-daughters-of-yalta-the-churchills-roosevelts-and-harrimans-a-story-of-family-love-and-war-book, #united-states-international-relations, #world-war-ii-1939-45, #yalta-crimea-ukraine

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 28, 2020
Tags: Freedom of Religion ( 97 ), Railroads ( 67 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Russian Orthodox Church ( 17 ), Siberia ( 25 ), Stalin, Joseph, Travel and Vacations ( 896 ), USSR (Former Soviet Union) ( 71 ), Weather ( 514 ), Wood and Wood Products ( 27 )   

Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River

Once a vast prison ground for political exiles, the banks of the Ket River are now home to a range of solitary settlements.

#freedom-of-religion, #railroads, #russia, #russian-orthodox-church, #siberia, #stalin-joseph, #travel-and-vacations, #ussr-former-soviet-union, #weather, #wood-and-wood-products

The New York Times 10:30 pm on September 24, 2020
Tags: Atlas, Scott W ( 12 ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( 794 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,553 ), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns ( 796 ), Food and Drug Administration ( 489 ), Stalin, Joseph, Trump, Donald J ( 6,643 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,288 )   

Trump’s Stalinist Approach to Science

Bully and ignore the experts, and send in the quacks.

#atlas-scott-w, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #food-and-drug-administration, #stalin-joseph, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 5:00 pm on August 14, 2020
Tags: Books and Literature ( 2,542 ), Germany ( 612 ), Hitler, Adolf ( 26 ), Holocaust and the Nazi Era ( 215 ), Moorhouse, Roger, Poland ( 173 ), Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II (Book), Russia ( 1,910 ), Stalin, Joseph, World War II (1939-45) ( 238 )   

Remembering Poland’s Doomed Fight Against the Nazis

Roger Moorhouse’s “Poland 1939” looks back at the very beginning of World War II to understand what happened and what might have happened.

#books-and-literature, #germany, #hitler-adolf, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #moorhouse-roger, #poland, #poland-1939-the-outbreak-of-world-war-ii-book, #russia, #stalin-joseph, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 9:59 am on July 7, 2020
Tags: Columbus, Christopher ( 14 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), Donetsk (Ukraine) ( 44 ), Dzerzhinsky, Felix Eduardovich, George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,336 ), Georgia (Georgian Republic) ( 14 ), Kalashnikov, Mikhail T, KGB ( 14 ), Khrushchev, Nikita S ( 3 ), Kyiv (Ukraine) ( 148 ), Lenin, Vladimir ( 3 ), Monuments and Memorials (Structures) ( 261 ), Moscow (Russia) ( 112 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,172 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Stalin, Joseph   

In Russia, They Tore Down Lots of Statues, but Little Changed

“Waging war on bronze men doesn’t make your life any more moral or just,” one observer noted. “It does nothing really.”

#columbus-christopher, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #donetsk-ukraine, #dzerzhinsky-felix-eduardovich, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #georgia-georgian-republic, #kalashnikov-mikhail-t, #kgb, #khrushchev-nikita-s, #kyiv-ukraine, #lenin-vladimir, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #moscow-russia, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #stalin-joseph

The New York Times 12:49 pm on June 29, 2020
Tags: Cecilienhof Palace, Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer ( 24 ), Cold War Era ( 131 ), Potsdam Conference 1945: Shaping the World (Exhibit), Refugees and Displaced Persons ( 375 ), Stalin, Joseph, Truman, Harry S ( 16 ), World War II (1939-45) ( 238 )   

Looking Back on 16 Days That Shaped History

An exhibition at the palace that hosted the Potsdam Conference at the end of World War II examines the event’s far-reaching impact.

#cecilienhof-palace, #churchill-winston-leonard-spencer, #cold-war-era, #potsdam-conference-1945-shaping-the-world-exhibit, #refugees-and-displaced-persons, #stalin-joseph, #truman-harry-s, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 8:48 am on April 27, 2020
Tags: Katyn Forest, Political Prisoners ( 229 ), Propaganda ( 168 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,172 ), Russia ( 1,910 ), Stalin, Joseph, World War II (1939-45) ( 238 ), Yuri Dmitriev   

He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail.

The discovery by Yuri Dmitriev, after years of searching, “has clearly made some people very uncomfortable,” his daughter says.

#katyn-forest, #political-prisoners, #propaganda, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #stalin-joseph, #world-war-ii-1939-45, #yuri-dmitriev