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Craig Mazin's Years-Long Obsession with Making 'Chernobyl' Terrifyingly Accurate
"We had a general standing philosophy from the beginning, which was: Accuracy is everything to us."
The Moldovian Winery That Serves the Nearly-Forgotten Food of Gagauzia
There's a quiet pseudo-state contained within Moldova’s borders: Gagauzia, an autonomous region with its own people, culture, language, and cuisine.
Russia Is Reopening an Investigation Into the World’s Greatest Mystery
Google the “Dyatlov Pass incident” and you are going find some incredible theories into the mysterious deaths of nine hikers.
The Quest to Pin the 90s Murder of a CIA Agent on the KGB
Twenty-five years ago, an American spy in Georgia was killed, supposedly by a drunken villager. Michael Pullara didn't buy that.
Photos of the Forgotten Island That Defended America During the Cold War
Once home to 5,000 military personal, the base on Adak Island is now rusting into the wind.
So, What Actually Is Communism Then?
Since it's in the media, we took a look at what it actually is.
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Photographing These Abandoned Space Shuttles Made Me a Russian Target
How one man broke into a secret facility housing the last of the Soviet Union's experimental space ships.
What It Was Like to Work at a Russian Gulag
Ivan Chistyakov was living a modern life in the city, working as an engineer and checking out plays and movies. Then he got shipped off to Siberia.
Remembering Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko, Father To Champions and Casualty Of Chernobyl
While the Klitschko brothers are household names, far fewer people know about the exploits of their father. Not only did he raise two legends of boxing, he also bore witness to one of the most famous disasters in human history.
'Vania The Bear Versus Radioactive Hellrats,' Today's Comic by Pedro d'Apremont, Gabriel Góes and Cynthia Bonacossa
Vania the Bear and friends head to the countryside to hunt radioactive hellrats in exchange for discount coupons.
Playing WWII Sim ‘Hearts of Iron IV’ Makes the Modern World Look Like It’s On the Brink
Where the world stands in 2016 is much like where it was in 1936, which is where Paradox's strategy game begins.
A Potted History of the European Championships: 1960–2016
Each edition of the European Championships has its own historical narrative, and its own distinct identity. Here, we attempt to tie them all together.