Romania remembers bloodshed of 1989
Romania is marking 30 years since the uprising against communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was executed in 1989. He faced a…
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Protesters demand justice for 1989 dead
The Romanian capital, Bucharest, hosted thousands of protesters yesterday (Sunday) to remember those who died in the revolution 30 years…
New Berlin media boss was Stasi informer
Germany’s Berliner Zeitung is to investigate its new owner after he confirmed his role as an informant for the Stasi,…
Germany to move Stasi files to giant archive
Germany’s parliament has voted to transfer secret East German police files to the Federal Archives, despite concerns that they will…
Brazil moves to extradite Italian communist
Cesare Battisti’s arrest was ordered ahead of extradition to Italy, wrote Judge Luiz Fux of the Supreme Court. Italy has…
Vietnam expat jailed in Germany
A German court has jailed a Vietnamese man for three years and 10 months for taking part in a daytime…
Poles mark 1968 Jewish program
Poland is marking the 50th anniversary of the decision by the communist government to declare thousands of Jews enemies of…
1917 remains a divisive legacy
The centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution was largely ignored this week, despite being one of the major events that…
Centenary passes without ceremony
Russia is doing little to mark the controversial legacy of the 1917 Communist Revolution. Even the Russian Communist Party has…
Scholars mark 100 years since Rasputin death
Post-mortem photograph of Rasputin showing a bullet wound in his forehead. Source: Wikimedia Grigory Rasputin, the legendary mystic who bewitched the…