Tag Archives: Russia

The Armenian Genocide – the Forgotten Holocaust

Most know of the Jewish Holocaust, committed by Nazi Germany during World War II. But many are unaware of the Armenian Genocide, the 1st modern atrocity of the 20th century. It occurred 30 years earlier during World War I. In 1915, leaders of the Ottoman Empire began the systemic expulsion and extermination of Armenian ChristiansContinue reading “The Armenian Genocide – the Forgotten Holocaust”

The Cuban Missile Crisis – the Day Russia Blinked

For 13 nerve-wracking days in October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the Earth closer to a nuclear WORLD WAR III than ever before.   It was a direct confrontation between two major superpowers, the United States and the USSR (Soviet Union) during the so-called Cold War. It was the worst confrontation since the constructionContinue reading “The Cuban Missile Crisis – the Day Russia Blinked”

Countess Emilia Plater – Poland’s Joan of Arc

Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary who played a critical role in the Poland’s 1830 “November Uprising” against the Russian Empire. She is a national heroine in Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus, then part of the Polish Commonwealth. While the stories of warrior men are quite common, those of warrior women are farContinue reading “Countess Emilia Plater – Poland’s Joan of Arc”

The 1920 Wall Street Bombing -America’s 1st Terrorist Attack

As clocks struck Noon, and the bells of Trinity Church rang out on September 16th, 1920, a man ran from a wagon on Wall Street. A massive bomb exploded, tearing through New York City’s Financial District. The Wall Street bombing killed 38 people and injured hundreds more. The corner of Wall & Broad Streets wasContinue reading “The 1920 Wall Street Bombing -America’s 1st Terrorist Attack”

The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

On February 1959, nine experienced Russian hikers went missing while trekking in Russia’s Ural Mountains.  They were ultimately all found dead in Dyatlov Pass with unusual injuries. The Soviet government at the time attributed the cause of death to a “compelling natural force.”  But that hardy explains the bizarre frozen corpses that rescuers found.  ItContinue reading “The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident”

Podcast: Josef Stalin and the Soviet Great Purge

After the death of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, the infamous Josef Stalin came to powerful Premier of the Soviet Union.  In the late 1930s, Stalin began a ruthless campaign known as The Great Purge, referred to by the people of Russia as The Great Terror. Any person or group perceived in Stalin’s twisted mind as a threat to his power was arrested, given a sham trial, and either executed on the spot, or sent to the notorious Siberian Gulags.