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Briefing Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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10 coffee table books that make great gifts
Stuck for a present for that friend that's hard to shop for? Check out one of these gorgeous coffee table books.
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North Korea not the only offender: 6 official photo fudgings
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Is Hiroshima memorial a fair legacy for Harry Truman?
In Potsdam, Germany, debate rises over a memorial that marks President Harry Truman's 1945 decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
12/07/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Call Stalin a murderer? Russian judge says an opposition weekly can.
Stalin's grandson tried to sue Novaya Gazeta over its characterization of the Russian leader. A judge ruled against him Tuesday, giving human rights advocates a boost.
10/14/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Lawsuit to defend Stalin divides Russia
The Soviet leader's grandson is accusing an opposition newspaper of publishing lies about the controversial figure, in a case that opened in Moscow Tuesday.
09/15/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Putin walks a fine line in Poland, avoiding apology
On the anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland, the Russian prime minister praised the "heroism" of the Polish. But he did not apologize for the subsequent Russian invasion and execution of 20,000 Polish military officers.
09/01/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog As Putin heads to Poland, WWII disputes on display
The Russian president is being pressed for an apology for the secret deal the Soviets made to carve up Poland with the Nazis.
08/31/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion A day of reckoning for Bush's 'torture' lawyers
Attorney General Eric Holder must follow the gold standard of Nuremburg.
07/29/2009 01:00 am -
Catastrophe? Israel bans 'nakba' from Arab textbook.
The move to prevent Israeli Arab students from being taught that the creation of Israel was a 'catastrophe' for Palestinians reverses a 2007 decision.
07/23/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Student leaders 1, Chávez 0. Next: a referendum rematch
02/12/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Note to Congress: When Obama speaks, hold the applause
Excessive congressional clapping rivals contrived Soviet outbursts.
02/03/2009 12:00 am -
Collecting antiques can equal cultural survival
Wealthy Russians and Chinese buy antiques to recover pieces of their heritage.
12/15/2008 12:00 am -
'The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia'
The tragic story of a group of Americans who sought a better life in 1930s Russia.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
After war, Russia's influence expands
The war with Georgia has many calling for North and South Ossetia to unite.
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
Behind checkpoints, a look at Russian actions in Georgia
Our correspondent describes a tour led by Kremlin press attaché Sasha Mechevsky through Russian-controlled villages and the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali.
08/25/2008 01:00 am -
Russia-Georgia conflict: Why both sides have valid points
As Russian troops prepare to withdraw from Georgian bases and cities they invaded last week, a look at the two contradictory stories of what happened and why.
08/19/2008 01:00 am -
Roots of Georgia-Russia clash run deep
The war broadened Monday as Russian troops moved beyond rebel provinces into Georgia proper.
08/12/2008 01:00 am -
Solzhenitsyn: exiled then exalted in Russia
The Nobel Prize-winning writer gave voice to millions imprisoned in Stalin's Gulag. He died Sunday.
08/05/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Solzhenitsyn and piercing pens
The literary dissident rightly observed the power of the pen to 'defeat lies.'
08/05/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Sir John Templeton: iconic innovator in finance and religion
He was a shrewd stock picker. But his priority was spiritual wealth.
07/11/2008 01:00 am -
Kazakhstan beyond Borat
A British journalist offers a colorful look at an ancient land and its people.
07/04/2008 01:00 am -
Abkhazia's tourism fights to regain fabled legacy
Russians are flocking back to the Black Sea beaches, although a string of recent bombings exposes the breakaway republic's ongoing tensions with Georgia.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Michael Heller: a thinker who bridges science and theology
The priest and philosopher from Poland wins the 2008 Templeton Prize for advancing a complex dialogue.
03/13/2008 01:00 am
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