First Look Russian activists brave backlash to honor Soviet victims Russian activists are fighting to remember the millions of victims of Soviet repression, even as Vladimir Putin’s government seeks to downplay the historical crimes of the USSR. | View caption Hide caption | If history is written by the victors, then a small group of…
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American citizen in Russian custody is accused of espionage
A U.S. citizen was charged with espionage in Moscow on Thursday, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. Gene Spector, a former pharmaceuticals executive, was convicted bribery in a Russian court last year, the agency said. He allegedly admitted to bribing former Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and was sentenced to 3½ years in…