Yalta: The Crimean Holiday Resort
The peninsula of “Crimea” was for years the Soviet Union’s favorite vacation destination—the only sunny warm beach climate they had.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Ukraine
Kerson And the Ukrainian Bride Business
Kherson is an industrial port, hard hit by the 2022 Russian invasion and before that economic woes.
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Ukraine’s Nukes: Museum of The Strategic Rocket Troops
Many residents didn’t exactly know what was going on in the base headquarters—about 15 miles outside of town.
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Lviv City Guide
Lviv used to be called by its Russian name “Lvov”when the Soviet Union controlled it, and before that “Lemburg” when it was part of Poland.
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The Tatars of Crimea
German occupation of Crimea provided the Soviet leadership with justification for accusing the entire Crimean Tatar population of being Nazi collaborators.
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