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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Winter Country project in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - The Soviet-era statues of workers are at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Border Conflict Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

View of the main road in in Voskepar, Tavush Province, stands on the verge of the new border with Azerbaijan on May 04, 2024. Residents of border villages fear that border demarcation according to the Soviet-era plan and the 1991 Almaty Declaration will restrict their access to farmlands and complicate travel, with sections of roads falling under Azerbaijani jurisdiction. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Border Conflict Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

View of the main road in in Voskepar, Tavush Province, stands on the verge of the new border with Azerbaijan on May 04, 2024. Residents of border villages fear that border demarcation according to the Soviet-era plan and the 1991 Almaty Declaration will restrict their access to farmlands and complicate travel, with sections of roads falling under Azerbaijani jurisdiction. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Border Conflict Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

View of the main road in in Voskepar, Tavush Province, stands on the verge of the new border with Azerbaijan on May 04, 2024. Residents of border villages fear that border demarcation according to the Soviet-era plan and the 1991 Almaty Declaration will restrict their access to farmlands and complicate travel, with sections of roads falling under Azerbaijani jurisdiction. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Border Conflict Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

View of the Holy Mother of God Church, a relic from the 7th Century nestled in Voskepar, Tavush Province, stands on the verge of the new border with Azerbaijan on May 04, 2024. As the border is redrawn, the church finds itself in close proximity to the dividing line. By April 29, the government had positioned 35 border markers along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, coinciding with ongoing demining efforts. Residents of border villages fear that border demarcation according to the Soviet-era plan and the 1991 Almaty Declaration will restrict their access to farmlands and complicate travel, with sections of roads falling under Azerbaijani jurisdiction. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Broken pieces of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in WWI and the War of Independence

23.08.2023, Ambla. In April, a soviet monument was removed from the park in front of the Ambla municipal hall. Today, the field work specialists of the Estonian War Museum carried out excavations in the park to determine the number of people buried in the mass grave and discovered a large broken monument of the War of Independence. The monument that was dedicated to the soldiers from the Ambla parish who fell in the War of Independence and also in the First World War was opened in 1925. During the Soviet era, probably in 1949, the monument was destroyed and used as a foundation for the Soviet moument. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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UNESCO listing sought for ex-Japanese POW records

KYOTO, Japan - A memoir composed by a former Japanese detainee at a Soviet-era labor camp in Siberia after World War II is photographed at the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 4, 2014. It is among 570 items the city applied the same day for entry into UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

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Protest in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Participants place flowers at a stone memorial for victims of political repression in the Soviet-era at an unauthorized rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin at Lubyanka Square in central Moscow on Dec. 15, 2012.

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Russian summer beverage

MOSCOW, Russia - Kvass, which was known as a popular summer beverage in the Soviet era, is sold from a tank in a Moscow suburb on June 5, 2011.

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Russian summer beverage

MOSCOW, Russia - Kvass, which was known as a popular summer beverage in the Soviet era, is sold in plastic bottles at a Moscow supermarket on June 22, 2011.

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Japanese director resurrects Soviet puppet animation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Makoto Nakamura poses with a doll of the main character of his movie ''Cheburashka'' during an interview in Tokyo in December 2010. Nakamura has led a new production of the Russian puppet animation, which gained popularity during the Soviet era.

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Gorbachev makes speech at Gakushuin University

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a lecture at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on Nov. 13. He spoke about the role of the young in a new era.

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Novel by Japanese diplomat on changing Russia a hit

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows the covers of the Russian-language novel written by Akio Kawato, a minister at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow, that depicts the turbulent era before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The novel with the title provisionally translated into English as ''The Land Far Away'' is proving popular since its release in Russian bookstores in December.

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Soviet-era nuclear test site

Video taken from a drone on Sept. 16, 2022, shows the "Atomic Lake" at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Video taken on Sept. 15, 2022, shows observation tower ruins at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Semipalatinsk was once the Soviet Union's primary test area for nuclear weapons.

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Soviet-era nuclear test site

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2022, shows observation tower ruins at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Semipalatinsk was once the Soviet Union's primary test area for nuclear weapons.

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Soviet-era nuclear test site

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2022, shows an employee of Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Center standing next to an underground structure at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Semipalatinsk was once the Soviet Union's primary test area for nuclear weapons.

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Soviet-era nuclear test site

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2022, shows an employee of Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Center pointing to an old observation tower still standing at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Semipalatinsk was once the Soviet Union's primary test area for nuclear weapons.

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Soviet-era nuclear test site

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022, shows the "Atomic Lake" at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Semipalatinsk was once the Soviet Union's primary test area for nuclear weapons.

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Soviet-era nuclear test site

Photo taken from a drone on Sept. 16, 2022, shows the "Atomic Lake" at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Semipalatinsk was once the Soviet Union's primary test area for nuclear weapons.

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Novel by Japanese diplomat on changing Russia a hit

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows the covers of the Russian-language novel written by Akio Kawato, a minister at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow, that depicts the turbulent era before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The novel with the title provisionally translated into English as ''The Land Far Away'' is proving popular since its release in Russian bookstores in December.

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Gorbachev makes speech at Gakushuin University

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a lecture at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on Nov. 13. He spoke about the role of the young in a new era. (Kyodo)

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Gorbachev makes speech at Gakushuin University

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a lecture at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on Nov. 13. He spoke about the role of the young in a new era. (Kyodo)

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Kazakhstanis hold antinuclear rally

Karipbek Kuyukov (2nd from R), a Kazakhstani artist and activist who was born without arms as a result of his parents' exposure to radiation from Soviet-era nuclear weapons tests, and other participants take part in an antinuclear rally in Astana on Aug. 29, 2015, the U.N.-designated International Day against Nuclear Tests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian summer beverage

MOSCOW, Russia - Kvass, which was known as a popular summer beverage in the Soviet era, is sold from a tank in a Moscow suburb on June 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Russian summer beverage

MOSCOW, Russia - Kvass, which was known as a popular summer beverage in the Soviet era, is sold in plastic bottles at a Moscow supermarket on June 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese director resurrects Soviet puppet animation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Makoto Nakamura poses with a doll of the main character of his movie ''Cheburashka'' during an interview in Tokyo in December 2010. Nakamura has led a new production of the Russian puppet animation, which gained popularity during the Soviet era. (Kyodo)

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Tirana, Tirana International Hotel, Skanderbeg Square

The Tirana International Hotel in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, the capital and biggest city of Albania. September 7, 2018. Originally built in 1979 in a Soviet-era architectural style, it was named Hotel Tirana. In 2001 the hotel was renovated by an Italian company and now it is a 4-star hotel. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Tirana, Tirana International Hotel, Skanderbeg Square

The Tirana International Hotel in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, the capital and biggest city of Albania. September 7, 2018. Originally built in 1979 in a Soviet-era architectural style, it was named Hotel Tirana. In 2001 the hotel was renovated by an Italian company and now it is a 4-star hotel. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)