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Jeg talte med min bedstemor om hendes 12 aborter
På grund af begrænset adgang til prævention fik sovjetiske kvinder i det 20. århundrede flere aborter end nogle andre kvinder. Min bedstemor var en af de kvinder.
A Potted History of the European Championships: 1960–2016
Each edition of the European Championships has its own historical narrative, and its own distinct identity. Here, we attempt to tie them all together.
Talking to My Grandma About Her 12 Abortions
Because of limited access to contraception, Soviet women in the 20th century had more abortions than almost anywhere else in the world. My grandma is one of those women.
Talking Art, Acid, and Architecture with Filmmaker Jonathan Meades
The British cultural icon talks about his new documentary 'Ben Building,' which looks at the architecture of fascist Italy.
Defections: Hungary at the Melbourne Olympics 1956
The Hungarian athletes who had enough of Soviet Oppression and deserted to the West in droves.
How the Soviets Got Scooped on Their Own Historic Moon Landing
Fifty years ago, the rest of the world saw the first snapshots from the Luna 9 lander before Soviet citizen did.
The Bizarre Story of the Time a Canadian Province Tried to Nuke Itself
Many years ago, there was a theory that a nuclear explosion would be a good way to extract oil from the earth. Turns out it was not.
'Fear Was Always In Me': Life As a Stateless Person
According to the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, one stateless child is born every ten minutes. VICE News interviewed a woman who spent half her life living with no nationality.
See the Avant-Garde Photos that Helped Spread Soviet Communism
'The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film' is now on display at the Jewish Museum in New York.
A Ukrainian Artist Decapitated a Statue of Lenin and Replaced It with Darth Vader
In April, the Ukrainian government officially banned public displays of Communist propaganda — a move that has forced cities to replace hundreds of statues and rename streets named after Communist heroes.
The Eastern European Gay Rights Movement Is Struggling to Be More Than a Western Cause
The region has lagged behind Western Europe when it comes to gay rights thanks to its reactionary nationalist movements and Russia's outwardly homophobic regime.