Kept secret for decades, a system of codenames for enemy electronics was paired with river-crossing maps, preparing for a war that would have turned Eastern Europe into a graveyard.
By Eleanor Voss ·
A diplomatic cable kept secret for years shows the US preparing to validate a Russian leader who had just turned tanks on his own parliament to secure his grip on power
By Vera Kessler ·
Moscow viewed the survival of the Russian language as a non-negotiable stake while Ukrainian energy bills spiraled into the billions before the 1994 Budapest meeting.
By Vera Kessler ·