In the first years after the end of the Cold War, Russian-American relations experienced an extraordinary upsurge: cultural and student exchanges became more frequent, American economic advisers, financiers, journalists and politicians became frequent guests in Russia, and the “fourth” post-perestroika wave of emigration from Russia to the United States began. Air traffic and visa departments...
In 2025, the American business outlet Business Insider launched a series titled “80 Over 80.” The series features interviews with a growing demographic of Americans—those aged 80 and older from across the country—who are forced to keep working just to survive, despite decades of labor and earned retirement benefits. The data accompanying these stories suggests...
May marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany—a turning point in world history that brought an end to the bloodiest war in Europe. Yet in the United States, the date passed with little notice, despite an official proclamation from President Donald Trump declaring May 8 as “Victory Day” in World War...