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WAR IN UKRAINE

Soviet-era memorial in Berlin defaced with Ukraine war graffiti

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/19/22

The Russian embassy stated that it was "deeply outraged by the blatant act of vandalism"

World

RUSSIA

Soviet submarine nuclear reactor found in Russia's northern Kara Sea

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/3/21

More than 1,200 radioactive fragments are still suspected to be under water

World

BY 2030

Russia to replace last Soviet-era nuclear submarines

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

Russia's strategic submarine fleet is outfitted with nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.

World

LAST SOVIET LEADER

World leaders congratulate Gorbachev on 90th birthday

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/21

Pro-democratic forces see him as a symbol of freedom but many Russians also says he is responsible for the ensuing downfall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Finland

Winter War: what did not work for Stalin

Mahmudul Islam 3/13/20

The Soviet leader thought Finns wanted to be "liberated", so conquering Finland would be a piece of cake. What happened in the battlefield was far from his expectations.

Finland

Winter War: what Finland lost and gained

Mahmudul Islam 2/21/20

On 13 March 1940 the war was officially over. Yet, it was one of the saddest days in Finland's history.

Finland

Finns will fly flags massively on Winter War end anniversary

The Nomad Today 2/18/20

The conflict began in 1939 when the Soviet Union attacked Finland without a previous declaration of war.

Finland

The tears of Winter War peace treaty

Mahmudul Islam 1/30/20

The Finns fought bravely, but their limited defence capacity was not enough against the immense Red Army. Finally, Marshall Mannerheim urged the Finnish government to accept a peace treaty…

Finland

How a Finnish farmer became the world’s deadliest sniper

Mahmudul Islam 1/10/20

Nicknamed 'The White Death' by the Soviets, Simo Häyhä killed over 500 enemy soldiers -on average 5 per day- during Winter War.

Finland

Molotov cocktail: a synergy between Soviet bread and Finnish drink

Mahmudul Islam 12/26/19

The 'poor man's grenade' was invented as an anti-tank weapon during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. But it was the black humour of the Finns during the Winter War that gave it the name by which…

Finland

How Finns used the 'motti' tactic to entrap Soviets in Winter War

Mahmudul Islam 12/16/19

The Soviets were vastly superior in terms of soldiers, tanks and warplanes. However, with the help of this tactic, the Finns were still able to inflict great sufferings on them.

Finland

How winter harshness blessed Finns in Winter War

Mahmudul Islam 12/12/19

For many, winter in Finland is an endless nightmare. However, temperatures regularly plummeting to -35 degrees gave the Finns an edge over disproportionately mighty Soviets during the Winter War in…

Finland

80 years since winter war

Karelian Isthmus, the corridor that triggered Winter War

Mahmudul Islam 11/30/19

Today marks 80 years since the beginning of the Winter War, a conflict that shaped the nationalism of Finns, their minds and their perception of geopolitics until today. This article is the first of…

Tourism

The birthplace of the Soviet Union is not in Russia but in Tampere

The Nomad Today 3/14/19

The Lenin Museum in Tampere is the only place of its kind that still exists outside Russia and is located in the same rooms where Lenin and Stalin met each other for the first time in 1905