IRINA TITOVA /The Associated PressJan 27, 2019
The siege of the city, now called St. Petersburg, lasted nearly 2½ years until the Soviet Army drove the Nazis away on Jan. 27, 1944. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
JIM HEINTZ / The Associated PressMay 5, 2018
Among those taken into custody is organizer Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner and Putin's most prominent foe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
NATALIYA VASILYEVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated PressMar 27, 2018
Thousands of Russians rally for more than 10 hours in a Siberian city, demanding the ouster of regional officials for a shopping mall fire that killed at least 64. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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CURT ANDERSON / The Associated PressMar 13, 2018
The move comes despite indications by attorneys for Nikolas Cruz that he will plead guilty to 17 murder charges if his life is spared. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
NAIRA DAVLASHYAN and IRINA TITOVA / The Associated PressFeb 19, 2018
Marat Mindiyarov, a former commenter at the St. Petersburg Internet Research Agency, says it hired people with excellent English to sway U.S. public opinion through an elaborate social media campaign. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eunice Wong / TruthdigAug 19, 2009
“Life and Fate” by Vasily Grossman is one of the greatest works of 20th century literature. A new theatrical adaptation is innovative, but ultimately loses the epic's profound meditations on good and evil.A theatrical adaptation of one of the great works of the 20th century falls short of the original epic. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 16, 2007
Russian riot police clashed with about 500 demonstrators Sunday in St. Petersburg. The situation escalated when the time the government had allowed for the rally expired but protesters continued to call for President Vladimir Putin to step down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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