http://www.mail.com/locations/1705114-soviet-union.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1705114-soviet-union.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085190-russia-us-spy.html The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Russian spies still operate in the U.S. and American ones in Russia. On Tuesday, Russia's security services said they had caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA official trying to recruit a Russian agent. Here are some other cases of apparent spying between the old rivals: THE ANNA CHAPMAN RING ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085190-russia-us-spy.html 2013-05-14T21:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064140-ap-photos-story-jews-red-army.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor. About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today — about 7,000 — are said to live in Israel. Every year on ... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064140-ap-photos-story-jews-red-army.html 2013-05-05T18:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976222-police-sign-3rd-party-berezovsky-death.html LONDON (AP) — There was no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian tycoon who went from Kremlin kingmaker to fiery critic, British police said Sunday. With an investigation under way, police are treating the death of Berezovsky — who fled to Britain in the early 2000s after a bitter falling ou... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:25:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976222-police-sign-3rd-party-berezovsky-death.html 2013-03-24T19:25:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975570-uk-police-russian-tycoon-berezovsky-dead.html LONDON (AP) — Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken Russian tycoon who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in southeast England on Saturday. He was 67. In recent years, the one-time Kremlin powerbroker-turned-thorn in Putin's side fended off verbal and legal attacks in cases that often bore political unde... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:14:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975570-uk-police-russian-tycoon-berezovsky-dead.html 2013-03-24T00:14:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932788-russia-marks-60th-anniversary-stalins-death.html MOSCOW (AP) — Devotees of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, whose brutal purges killed millions of innocent citizens and made his name a byword for totalitarian terror, flocked to the Kremlin to praise him for making his country a world power Tuesday, while experts and politicians puzzled and despaired over his enduring popularity. Communist Party chief Genna... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:48:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932788-russia-marks-60th-anniversary-stalins-death.html 2013-03-05T15:48:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925500-carnegie-stalin-admired-ex-soviet-lands.html MOSCOW (AP) — An opinion survey commissioned by the Carnegie Endowment says that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has remained widely admired in Russia and other ex-Soviet nations, even though millions of people died under his brutally repressive rule. The Carnegie report, released Friday, was based on the first-ever comparative opinion polls in Russia, Armen... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:33:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925500-carnegie-stalin-admired-ex-soviet-lands.html 2013-03-01T19:33:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1919236-van-cliburn-pianist-cold-war-hero-dies-78.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — For a time in Cold War America, Van Cliburn had all the trappings of a rock star: sold-out concerts, adoring, out-of-control fans and a name recognized worldwide. He even got a ticker-tape parade in New York City. And he did it all with only a piano and some Tchaikovsky concertos. The celebrated pianist played for every American p... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:28:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1919236-van-cliburn-pianist-cold-war-hero-dies-78.html 2013-02-28T00:28:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908176-cubas-raul-castro-raises-possibility-retiring.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire. But he did not say when he might do so or if such a move was imminent. The Cuban leader is scheduled to be named by parliament to a new five-year term Sunday, and Castro urged reporters to listen to... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:51:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908176-cubas-raul-castro-raises-possibility-retiring.html 2013-02-22T23:51:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894116-gays-belarus-face-reprisals-activism.html MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Police in Belarus are going after gays, raiding their clubs and locking up clubbers overnight, and summoning gay activists for questioning. One activist accuses police of beating him during questioning, while others say they were interrogated about their sex lives. The leader of a gay rights organization was stripped of his passport just ahead of a plan... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894116-gays-belarus-face-reprisals-activism.html 2013-02-15T09:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874368-ussr-key-soviet-document-missing.html MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The powerful Soviet Union may still exist after all — at least on paper. Former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich says a historic 1991 document that proclaimed the death of the Soviet Union is missing from the archives. Shushkevich discovered that the document was gone while working on his memoirs. He said he believes it was s... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874368-ussr-key-soviet-document-missing.html 2013-02-07T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1865070-artists-spat-putin-joins-russian-tradition.html MOSCOW (AP) — When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he "adored" President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical musicians have often curried favor with the political elite. But political drama spilled into the orchestra pit last month when Bashmet refused to condemn a new law prohibiting Americans from ado... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1865070-artists-spat-putin-joins-russian-tradition.html 2013-02-03T06:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858736-stalingrad-days-marking-battle.html MOSCOW (AP) — The southern Russian city where the Red Army decisively turned back Nazi forces in a key World War II battle will once again be known as Stalingrad, at least on the days commemorating the victory, the regional legislature declared Thursday. The city was renamed Volgograd in 1961 as part of the Soviet Union's rejection of dictator Joseph Stal... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858736-stalingrad-days-marking-battle.html 2013-01-31T15:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1827352-qa-russian-crowned-thieves.html MOSCOW (AP) — The contract-style killing of Russian mobster Aslan Usoyan, also known as Grandpa Khasan, on Wednesday drew renewed attention to the extensive and elaborate culture of the country's underworld figures who call themselves "crowned thieves" and "thieves in law." Questions and answers about this shadowy world: WHO WAS USOYAN? The 75-year-old et... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1827352-qa-russian-crowned-thieves.html 2013-01-17T14:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824376-police-top-russian-mafia-boss-slain-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — One of Russia's top crime lords was gunned down Wednesday in Moscow in what police described as a war between two powerful mobs over lucrative construction projects, allegedly including ones for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Police said an unidentified gunman fired seven shots from a sniper gun at Aslan Usoyan near a restaurant in centr... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824376-police-top-russian-mafia-boss-slain-moscow.html 2013-01-16T15:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1791898-ap-photo-essay-ex-soviet-immigrants-change-israel.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In parts of Israel, it's hard to find a single Hebrew sign in a sea of Cyrillic. Shopkeepers address customers in Russian, and groceries are amply stocked with non-kosher pork, red caviar and rows of vodka. Russian pop beats thump at bars, and in some homes, people will as likely be hunched over a chessboard as a computer keyboard. ... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1791898-ap-photo-essay-ex-soviet-immigrants-change-israel.html 2012-12-30T18:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787438-cuba-to-lose-ally-chavez-fights-cancer.html HAVANA (AP) — Cubans who were tuned in to the nightly soap opera on a recent Saturday received a sudden burst of bad news, from the other side of the Caribbean. State TV cut to the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez revealed that his cancer had returned. Facing his fourth related surgery in 18 months, he grimly named Vi... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787438-cuba-to-lose-ally-chavez-fights-cancer.html 2012-12-26T18:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764006-israeli-fm-charged-with-breach-trust.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's powerful foreign minister was charged Thursday with breach of trust for actions that allegedly compromised a criminal investigation into his business dealings, throwing the country's election campaign into disarray just weeks before the vote. While Avigdor Lieberman was cleared of more serious allegations against him, the indictm... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764006-israeli-fm-charged-with-breach-trust.html 2012-12-13T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758224-russian-opera-diva-vishnevskaya-dies-86.html MOSCOW (AP) — World-renowned Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya, who with her husband defied the Soviet regime to give shelter to writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn and suffered exile from her homeland, has died at 86. Moscow's Opera Center, which Vishnevskaya created, said the singer celebrated internationally for her rich soprano voice died Tuesday in th... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758224-russian-opera-diva-vishnevskaya-dies-86.html 2012-12-11T18:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1754262-ap-exclusive-georgia-details-nuke-investigations.html BATUMI, Georgia (AP) — On the gritty side of this casino resort town near the Turkish border, three men in a hotel suite gathered in secret to talk about a deal for radioactive material. The Georgian seller offered cesium, a byproduct of nuclear reactors that terrorists can use to arm a dirty bomb with the power to kill. But one of the Turkish men, wearin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1754262-ap-exclusive-georgia-details-nuke-investigations.html 2012-12-10T04:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740952-obama-hails-nunn-lugar-efforts-to-secure-nukes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats — including terrorists who seek to gain control of nuclear weapons. "We cannot let our guard down," Obama said, calling efforts to combat ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740952-obama-hails-nunn-lugar-efforts-to-secure-nukes.html 2012-12-03T21:51:00Z