'The Sun started spinning faster like a wheel of fire': The 'divine visions' prophesying the fall of the USSR

In May 1917, three Portuguese children declared that they had seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a meadow. In 1992, a ...
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Secret Soviet laser tanks were real and their story ended in collapse

Soviet laser tanks sound like science fiction, but the USSR really did build and field specialized vehicles designed to blind enemy optics and disable light-sensitive systems. The program advanced ...
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'Dark Side of the Earth' examines the fall of Soviet Union and the rise of Putin

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian-born journalist Mikhail Zygar joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Dark Side of the Earth' on the fall of Soviet ...
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From Superpower to Fragmentation – The Fall of the USSR

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of one of the most powerful empires of the 20th century. In this video, we explore the key causes from economic stagnation and political reform ...
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The Collapse That Created Today’s Russia

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