From Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, New Amsterdam to New York: The politics behind name changes
Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.
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Olha Mukha: ‘For a long time, the West refused to acknowledge Russia’s colonial and imperial character'
The Ukrainian philosopher discusses the war in Ukraine, the issue of Russian imperialism (or colonialism) in Western ...
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Students from ten regions to participate in project on Russian Navy ships
In the winter and spring of 2025, the students will join electrical engineering teams at the Arktika Northern Production Association in Severodvinsk where the Navy's ships are built and repaired ...
Who Is Vadim Stroykin, Russian Singer Who Called Putin An 'Idiot' Dies Mysteriously
Vadim Stroykin, 58, fell to his death from the 10th floor of his St. Petersburg apartment building on Wednesday after police ...
Russian singer who donated to Ukraine and called Putin an ‘idiot’ mysteriously falls to his death from a window
Vadim Stroykin, 58, plunged to his death from the 10th floor of his St. Petersburg apartment building on Wednesday after cops ...
Anti-War Russian Musician Falls to Death During Police Search
A Russian musician who opposed President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine reportedly plunged to his death during a police ...
Mystery As Russian Colonels Fall out of Windows
Two Russian colonels have plunged out of windows in the space of two days, while a musician fell to his death as his ...
Mixed-use development with nearly 500 apartments breaks ground on Gandy waterfront in St. Pete
A waterfront St. Petersburg property that spent years mired in the foreclosure process is on its way to becoming a vibrant ...
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Florida: “Russian, Uzbek nationals filed 132 fake voter registration applications in Pinellas County: DOJ”
WFLA: A Russian national and an Uzbek national have been arrested for allegedly submitting over 100 fake voter registration applications in Pinellas County, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.
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The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
Explosion in upscale Moscow apartment complex reportedly kills Ukrainian separatist wanted by Kyiv
Armen Sarkisian, a known mafia boss from east Ukraine, is the latest target in a string of explosions on Russian soil.