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As one listener points out, we might not have carrot cake today if Germans weren't forced to bake with ersatz materials during World War I. This little girl might have had to settle for chocolate instead.

A Farewell To Carrot Cake (And Other Things Lost Without World War I)

3:18pm March 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

All Things Considered asked listeners to imagine how one aspect of the past 100 years would be different if the Great War had never happened. We received more than 1,500 fascinating stories.

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Merkel, EU Struggle To Influence Events In Ukraine

11:27am March 14, 2014

Renee Montagne talks to Josef Joffe, editor of the German newspaper Die Zeit, about Germany's toughening stance against Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

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Yatsenyuk Appeals For International Aid For Ukraine

7:44am March 13, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk takes his case to the United Nations on Thursday, as he tries to build support for his country in its territorial conflict with Russia.

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London Tourist Gets Palace Guard To Smile

7:44am March 13, 2014

A video that has become popular on YouTube shows a tourist getting a member of the Queen's Guard to smile. The guards are usually stoic.

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Ukraine's Interim Prime Minister To Visit White House

7:32am March 12, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

Ukraine's territorial integrity is under threat. The region of Crimea is expected to vote to secede and possibly join Russia. U.S. efforts to resolve this diplomatically with Moscow have gone nowhere.

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Russia Tightens Stranglehold On Crimea

7:32am March 12, 2014

Russian troops and pro-Russia militias are taking over military installations. David Greene talks to Washington Post reporter Carol Morello, who's in the Crimean city Sevastopol.

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Examining The Relationship Between Obama And Putin

10:28am March 11, 2014

For what President Obama and Vladimir Putin think of each other, David Greene talks to Angela Stent. Her new book, The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century.

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Ukraine Crisis Weighs Heavy On Other Foreign Policy Issues

10:28am March 11, 2014

Is the rift with Russia over Ukraine impeding U.S. diplomatic efforts to end the war in Syria and curb Iran's nuclear ambitions? Renee Montagne talks to Aaron David Miller of the Wilson Center.

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Pepsi was the first American consumer product to be manufactured and sold in the former Soviet Union. In 1991, Russians could buy the soda for 20 kopeks, about 10 cents.

What Pepsi Can Teach Us About Soft (Drink) Power In Russia

9:09pm March 10, 2014

by Sonari Glinton

The soft drink giant is one of the few big U.S. firms with major investments in Russia. And the reasons why say a lot about why the U.S. has less leverage in Russia than it might like.

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Tensions Rise In Ukraine Standoff

11:31am March 08, 2014

New tensions are flaring between Russian and Ukraine, as Russia signaled that it was prepared to annex Crimea. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Times reporter Steven Erlanger.

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