Reading Nino Haratischwili and realizing two things I somehow never learned despite being born in “the Soviet Union”:
1.Lavrentiy Beria’s documented sexual predation.
2. The historical term “angel maker” for clandestine abortions.

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The USSR transformed an agrarian backwater into an industrial titan, eradicated illiteracy, and stood as a counterweight to Western hegemony—its flaws don’t erase the proof that planned economies can deliver rapid progress. #SovietLegacy #SocialistVision

The Cold War Russian Spy Who Prevented World War III - Mania Lifestyle The Cold War was an era of intense espionage, brinkmanship, and paranoia, with both superpowers vying for dominance on a global stage. At the heart of this

The Cold War Russian Spy Who Prevented World War III
Oleg Antonovitch Gordievsky, a KGB officer turned British spy, played a pivotal role in defusing #ColdWar tensions and preventing #WorldWar3 #RussianSpy #SovietUnion #SovietLegacy #OlegGordievsky #M16 #ManiaCulture
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