'The Crown' Says One Dance Changed History. The Truth Isn't So Simple
What the Netflix show gets right — and wrong — about Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ghana in 1961.
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Kachka: The Word That Saved A Family During WWII And Inspired A Chef
It took until adulthood for Bonnie Morales, the daughter of immigrant Russian Jews, to appreciate the food of her childhood. Now she owns a popular Oregon restaurant and has released a new cookbook.
How The CIA Found A Soviet Sub — Without The Soviets Knowing
It's a great tale of Cold War intrigue that includes eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, a CIA covert operation and a Soviet sub with nuclear missiles that sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved The World,' Dies At 77
Petrov was on overnight duty in 1983 when computers indicated the U.S. had launched a nuclear strike against his country. He had only a few nerve-jangling minutes to act.
This Soviet-Era Cookie Is Filled With Sweetness Amid Scarcity
With many foods in short supply, Soviet bakers had to be creative. And while the U.S.S.R. is gone now, the walnut-shaped oreshki cookie endures. Russian ex-pat Alina Selyukh shows us how to make them.
Poles Return To A Taste Of Their Communist Past: Cheap Milk Bars
Subsidized greasy-spoon diners called milk bars thrived in Poland in the communist era. Their numbers have dwindled, but Poles are once again embracing them for cheap comfort food.
Gigantic Shield Moves Into Place To Cover Exploded Chernobyl Reactor
It's billed as the "largest movable land-based structure ever built," and it is an important step toward ultimately dismantling the reactor. The 1986 blast was the world's worst nuclear disaster.
Rare Film Emerges Of Double-Agent Kim Philby Speaking After Defection
"It is a very, very dirty story," the notorious spy says in an archive film reel from 1981 that the BBC recently unearthed from Germany's Stasi Records Agency.
Doomsday Clock Stays At 3 Minutes To Midnight
Despite the progress represented by the Iran nuclear deal, rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia, North Korea's nuclear tests and other conflicts mean the world is still close to catastrophe.
An Unexpected Revival For A Beloved Russian Poet
Singer Iris Dement's new album is based on the work of the late Anna Akhmatova, whose spare, insightful lines addressed the ambiguities of love and the tumult of Soviet times.