USSR

Soviet Cities by Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov reveals the gems of USSR architecture

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On the whole, the architecture of the former Soviet Union was uniform and dreary – but a recently published photography book reveals that there were some gems, from a ‘flying saucer’ building to an office block that resembles a game of Jenga. Soviet Cities: Labour, Life & Leisure was created by Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov … Read more

Mikhail Gorbachev blames TV show Dallas for the fall of the USSR

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev blames TV show Dallas for the fall of the USSR because it opened people’s eyes to western lifestyles Dave Stewart said Mikhail Gorbachev told him that the 1980s soap opera Dallas ‘had more effect’ in bringing about Soviet collapse than anything else Gorbachev said the show opened people’s eyes to Western … Read more