USSR
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After the Channel Islands were liberated in May 1945, Tom, like other surviving Soviet PoWs, was sent back to the USSR.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
For days, Soviet authorities hid the catastrophe from the world -- a disaster that further weakened the already crumbling USSR, which collapsed in 1991.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
The American team won the Olympic gold medal on Sunday, the first time in 46 years, on the anniversary of the team’s legendary triumph over the USSR, known as the “Miracle on Ice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
When he returned, he was confused to see the group toasting the fraternal comradeship of the Third Reich and the USSR.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
The information she handed over to the FBI included dozens of names of other Americans spying for the USSR, including people that the agency had been tracking for years.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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