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Soviet-era signs: Kazakh President considers updating national emblem
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev mentioned possible updating of the country's national emblem and proposed ... of eclecticism and signs of the Soviet era." "In case of general consent ...
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Kiev to remove Soviet emblem from landmark WWII monument
KIEV, January 20. /TASS/. The Soviet Union’s coat of arms, the hammer and sickle, will be removed from the Motherland Monument in Kiev dedicated to the World War Two victory over Nazi Germany ...
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Soviet Union
The Soviet-era emblem on Kyiv's Motherland statue has been replaced with the Ukrainian coat of arms. London sent the Hawker Hurricanes to the Soviet Union to help them fight against Nazi Germany.
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Soviet Tests
The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1, on Aug. 29, 1949, at Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan. The Soviets called their first atomic test "First Lightning." ...
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Watch: Ukraine Replaces Soviet Emblem on Huge Kyiv Statue
The trident symbol replaces the Soviet hammer and sickle, which were removed from the monument earlier in the week. Photo: Roman Pilipey/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images ...
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Life-size Lenin among Soviet art up for auction
A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton ...