Posts Tagged: Soviet Union
When Did the Current Wave of Antisemitism Begin?
JNS.org - In nearly 30 years of writing and speaking about global antisemitism, I’ve been asked more than once if it’s possible to pinpoint when...
Amsterdamned: The Shame of Femke Halsema
JNS.org - In the arsenal of the antisemite, denial is a key weapon. Six million Jews were exterminated during the Holocaust? Didn’t happen. The Soviet...
‘Only in America’: Algemeiner ‘J100’ Pick Elizabeth Pipko Discusses New Role With Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has hired author and model Elizabeth Pipko, whom The Algemeiner selected for its 2023 list of the top 100 people...
In a Special Report, U.S. Denounces ‘More than a Century of Russian Antisemitism’
i24 News - On the eve of the International Holocaust Memorial Day, the U.S. State Department published a report on an issue that has deep...
Russia and Iran: ‘Room to Grow’
JNS.org - “The Russian-Iranian partnership still has room to grow.” That, in essence, is the conclusion of a sober, dispassionate report probing relations between Russia...
Thousands of Russians Bid Farewell to Last Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev ‘the Peacemaker’
Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted...
George Blake, Last in Line of Cold War Spies Who Betrayed Britain, Dies at 98
George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work...
Trump Security Adviser Says China Has Biggest Election-Interference Program
China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the US election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics,...
The Lesson of the 1968 Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia: Never Surrender
The 50th anniversary of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia is upon us. Before the invasion, Czech leader Alexander Dubcek received suggestions on how to respond...
Hopes Betrayed: The Russian Revolution and the Jews
JNS.org - Another week, another centennial. Following the Balfour Declaration’s milestone, it’s now time to look back on the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, where a communist...
The Unfinished Business of Russia and Raoul Wallenberg
In 1990, Russian President Boris Yeltsyn did something quite unusual for the Soviet and post-Soviet ruler: he admitted the guilt of the Soviet regime in the massacre...
Opting Out of Freedom
During the occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany, a young woman found herself traveling on a packed tram. She was Jewish but living in hiding...
Wrong on Both Counts: Academic Boycotts and Israel
Statements rejecting calls for an academic boycott of Israel, such as that recently resolved by the academic American Studies Association, generally resort fully only to...
Jewish Agency’s Sharansky Asks if Iran’s Rouhani is the New Gorbachev
For Natan Sharansky, former Israeli politician, Soviet dissident, and current Chair of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's global...
