History Extra podcast: The librarian who stole KGB secrets
When an elderly man with a battered suitcase walked into the British embassy in Vilnius in 1992, few could have guessed what he was about to hand over. Gordon Corera…
A video about the The Kyshtym disaster
via Geo Rutherford
Rug-of-War
For nearly thirty years, Afghani weavers have incorporated images of war into hand-woven rugs
How did planners design Soviet cities?
Soviet cities
Beyond the Iron Curtain
Comrades! The USSR pioneered the craft of science fiction long before the decadent West. This is not an opinion - this is a scientific fact. Noted intellectuals Anindita Banerjee, Sibelan…