A Bengali Émigré Who Disappeared In USSR
“দুয়ার এঁটে ঘুমিয়ে আছে পাড়াকেবল শুনি রাতের কড়ানাড়া‘অবনী বাড়ি আছো?’” – শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায় In an October night, 1937, the Soviet Secret Police knocked on the door of a residence in […]
The White Death
He used to shoot from a concealed position, specifically behind dense snow mounds, and hit the enemies with perfect accuracy. Immediately after eliminating the Soviet soldiers at the snow-covered battlefield, […]
Cold War-Era Security Pact Gets Frozen
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member-states, froze a Cold War-era security pact on November 7, 2023, after Russia revoked ratification of the Nuclear […]
A Pivotal Event In World History
At the end of the Second World War, Germany was divided into four zones of occupation under the control of the US, Britain, France and the erstwhile Soviet Union. Berlin, […]
Alliance & Adversaries
Three days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, President Vladimir Putin reportedly said: “Ukraine is not a real country.” According to the Russian President, […]
The Collapse
Shankar Das had returned to India in 1983, after spending more than 13 years in the erstwhile Soviet Union, where he earned a Doctoral Degree in Chemistry. Upon his arrival […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 