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Martin Cruz Smith, acclaimed author of 'Gorky Park,' dies at 82
Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers as “Gorky Park,” has died at age 82. His publisher, ...
Editorial: The risk of nuclear war waned after the Cold War. It’s back with a vengeance.
The 1980s witnessed mass demonstrations demanding a nuclear freeze. Today, the threat of nuclear war is beginning to enter ...
The brilliant immigrant who advised presidents and predicted the Soviet Union’s fall
In “Zbig,” Edward Luce tells the story of Zbigniew Brzezinski, a leading American strategist who had a notably eventful run ...
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The P-39 and P-63 Cobras: American Rejects That Became Soviet Legends
An Unlikely Success Story What was America's most successful fighter aircraft during World War II? Many might say the Mu ...
Oriskany pilot fought seven Soviet MiGs, but mission stayed classified for 50 years
Retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams fought in one of the most incredible battles in aviation history and lived to tell the tale ...
A Handshake in Orbit 50 Years Ago Transformed the Space Race
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human ...
Top Trump Aide Finally Confirms He Was Born a Soviet Citizen
As Donald Trump’s director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, Sergio Gor has been called “the most powerful ...
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The CIA’s most unlikely Cold War weapon? A secret smuggling operation that terrified Soviet censors
In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...
Martin Cruz Smith, bestselling author of "Gorky Park" and other thrillers, dies at 82
Popular novelist Martin Cruz Smith engaged readers for decades with "Gorky Park" and other thrillers featuring Moscow ...