Tag: #SovietUnion
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Vladimir Putin reveals he resorted to taxi driving after Soviet Union’s fall
Baaghi TV: Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that he was forced to work as a taxi driver during the early 1990s given the fall of the Soviet Union. In a video clip aired by a Russian broadcasting channel, Putin was seen confessing that the collapse of the Soviet Union had financially crippled him to the…
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An Initiative towards Stability and Peace in Maritime Sector
This article is written by Afnan Jaleel. The aftermath of World War II witnessed many drastic changes on the global politico-military and socio-economic arenas which gave incessant urge to fill the vacuum of power by the war glorious nations, especially US and erstwhile Soviet Union. Once close allies of War-wed-lock became competitors on the world…
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Why Nagorno-Karabakh clash could lead to global conflict?
Rise in hostilities across Azerbaijan and Armenia has forced a reaction from the international community, caused by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in the Southern Caucasus. According to reports of Baaghi TV, the fighting which broke out afresh on Sunday with Armenian forces bombing a military base in Azerbaijan’s city of Ganja, has led to Russia seeking ceasefire…
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40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
Kabul, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): At his home in the mountains north of Kabul, former mujahideen fighter Shah Sulaiman closed his damaged eyes, took a sip of green tea and thought bitterly of Afghanistan’s war against the Soviet Union that started four decades ago. “When we fought against the Soviets, we were expecting a good future,”…