Former Soviet Union
Lithuania's Jewish partisan bunkers caught between Holocaust memory and military expansion
Lithuania was for centuries a center of rich Jewish thought, religious life and secular culture; Vilna, as the capital was known in Yiddish, was nicknamed the “Jerusalem of the North.”
Putin embraces the dark corners of Russia’s history – opinion
On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard
'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism - review
Putin establishes Soviet genocide memorial day, erasing Jewish victims of Nazis
The bill - and subsequent reporting - speaks extensively about the "genocide" of Soviet prisoners, the concentration camps, and the extermination camps, without mentioning Jewish victims.
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
Tehran’s streets erupt with defiance. Will Washington support change or repeat past mistakes with Iran’s regime?
Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia
From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.
Herzog: Israel must do more for immigrants from the Former Soviet Union
The event, a salute to FJC’s network of schools, synagogues, and youth programs across the former Soviet space, featured personal testimony illustrating the stakes for families uprooted by conflict.
Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion
Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh in a decisive military victory, but at what cost?
New pro-Israel org. aims to expose antizionism as a rising hate threat - interview
Adam Louis-Klein’s Movement Against Antizionism (MAAZ) calls for a paradigm shift, identifying antizionism as a hate movement that endangers Jewish communities through dangerous narratives and libels.
Kyrgyzstan launches national stablecoin in partnership with Binance
A5A7, a stablecoin backed by the Russian rouble and based in Kyrgyzstan, has been placed under sanctions by Western governments who say it is used to facilitate avoidance of sanctions on Russia.
Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic
Scientists left the research station, which is in an abandoned village, soon after the Soviet Union's collapse over three decades ago.
Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference
Power in the former Soviet republic has swung for decades between pro-European and pro-Russian groups.
