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Nine Russian Hikers Just Disappeared At The Dyatlov Pass, Where Nine Mysteriously Died In 1959

After the hikers heard about the group that died there 60 years ago and were left with eyes and tongues missing, they decided that they wanted to make the trek there too.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 11, 2021

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Nine Russian Hikers Just Disappeared At The Dyatlov Pass, Where Nine Mysteriously Died In 1959

After the hikers heard about the group that died there 60 years ago and were left with eyes and tongues missing, they decided that they wanted to make the trek there too.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 11, 2021

Meet Trofim Lysenko, The Russian Agronomist Whose Pseudoscience Doomed Millions

For decades, the lives of Soviet citizens hung on the whims of Trofim Lysenko, a man who believed that plants could be taught to bloom in winter and that nature could be mastered by raw force.

By Morgan Dunn • Feb 9, 2021

Meet Trofim Lysenko, The Russian Agronomist Whose Pseudoscience Doomed Millions

For decades, the lives of Soviet citizens hung on the whims of Trofim Lysenko, a man who believed that plants could be taught to bloom in winter and that nature could be mastered by raw force.

By Morgan Dunn • February 9, 2021

This Week In History News, Jan. 31 – Feb. 6

Man wills fortune to town that saved him from the Nazis, archaeologists unearth golden-tongued Egyptian mummy, and historic Indigenous fort in Alaska reappears after 200 years.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 5, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jan. 31 – Feb. 6

Man wills fortune to town that saved him from the Nazis, archaeologists unearth golden-tongued Egyptian mummy, and historic Indigenous fort in Alaska reappears after 200 years.

By All That's Interesting • February 5, 2021

‘Sacred’ Fort Where Indigenous Alaskans Stood Up To Russian Invaders Uncovered After 200 Years

The Indigenous Tlingit people had occupied the area for 11,000 years. So when colonialist Russian forces moved in, the Tlingit weren't going to give up without a fight.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 28, 2021

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‘Sacred’ Fort Where Indigenous Alaskans Stood Up To Russian Invaders Uncovered After 200 Years

The Indigenous Tlingit people had occupied the area for 11,000 years. So when colonialist Russian forces moved in, the Tlingit weren't going to give up without a fight.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 28, 2021

Scientists Stunned By 50,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found In Siberian Permafrost With Its Intestines Intact

Scientists believe that this is the best-preserved juvenile woolly rhino specimen they have ever found.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 4, 2021

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Scientists Stunned By 50,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found In Siberian Permafrost With Its Intestines Intact

Scientists believe that this is the best-preserved juvenile woolly rhino specimen they have ever found.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 4, 2021

Russian Billionaire Funds A New Home For Siberian Hermit Known As The ‘World’s Loneliest Woman’

Agafya Lykova has lived in an isolated settlement in the remote wilds of Siberia for 70 years.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 14, 2020

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Russian Billionaire Funds A New Home For Siberian Hermit Known As The ‘World’s Loneliest Woman’

Agafya Lykova has lived in an isolated settlement in the remote wilds of Siberia for 70 years.

By Natasha Ishak • December 14, 2020

Intruders Kill Russian Meat Magnate With A Crossbow In His Home Sauna

The well-off meat magnate was luxuriating in his outdoor sauna hut with his girlfriend when the two masked intruders showed up.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 4, 2020

Intruders Kill Russian Meat Magnate With A Crossbow In His Home Sauna

The well-off meat magnate was luxuriating in his outdoor sauna hut with his girlfriend when the two masked intruders showed up.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 4, 2020

Self-Professed ‘Siberian Jesus’ Arrested After Running A Cult For The Last 30 Years

Sergei Torop is known to his followers as Vissarion and has been running the Church of the Last Testament in small villages all across Siberia.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 24, 2020

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Self-Professed ‘Siberian Jesus’ Arrested After Running A Cult For The Last 30 Years

Sergei Torop is known to his followers as Vissarion and has been running the Church of the Last Testament in small villages all across Siberia.

By Natasha Ishak • September 24, 2020

Why Russian Crime Lord Semion Mogilevich Lives Up To His Title As ‘The World’s Most Powerful Mobster’

He's been accused of everything from buying an entire airline just for trafficking heroin to selling nuclear weapons, yet somehow Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich lives free.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 31, 2020

Why Russian Crime Lord Semion Mogilevich Lives Up To His Title As ‘The World’s Most Powerful Mobster’

He's been accused of everything from buying an entire airline just for trafficking heroin to selling nuclear weapons, yet somehow Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich lives free.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 31, 2020

How Soviet Spy Oleg Penkovsky Single-Handedly Prevented Nuclear War During The Cuban Missile Crisis

In 1962, Soviet Colonel Oleg Penkovsky defied his country to save the world from nuclear war — then paid for his heroism with his life.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 24, 2020

How Soviet Spy Oleg Penkovsky Single-Handedly Prevented Nuclear War During The Cuban Missile Crisis

In 1962, Soviet Colonel Oleg Penkovsky defied his country to save the world from nuclear war — then paid for his heroism with his life.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 24, 2020