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It was supposed to be at the heart of a Soviet missile defense system. When it was closed, it became a gold mine for military personnel, their families, and anyone else who lived nearby.
As a final search of the rubble failed to find anyone alive, residents of an apartment building which collapsed in Magnitogorsk spoke of their experiences -- and fears.
Tajikistan's once thriving Jewish population has dwindled to an estimated 50 people. Most left for Israel in the 1990s to escape the country's civil war. But one woman has returned to the city of her birth, Dushanbe, where she is keeping her faith and community alive with music.
We asked people to share their wishes for their countries in 2019. Respondents expressed their hopes for peace, health, happiness, and political change.
A student who shredded the cover of the Russian Constitution in a protest inspired by British street artist Banksy has been sentenced to 12 days in jail for allegedly cursing after a court hearing.
The Latvian National Archives has released the first batch of files from the the former Soviet secret police, the KGB. Some Latvians have welcomed the release, hoping it will shed light on the country's dark past. But others fear some individuals could be falsely labeled as former KGB collaborators.
Model Dinagul Tasova has posted photos of herself covered in bruises after what she says was a brutal attack by her boyfriend. Tasova had appeared on a catwalk in a semitransparent blouse, prompting an indignant response from Kazakh social-media users and infuriating her partner.
Ukrainian Tetyana Bagatska had never been abroad until her granddaughter, Current Time's Liubov Bagatska, invited her to visit her in Prague. There she discovered electric scooters, self-service checkouts, and the wonders of Prague's Old Town.
In the village of Koyandy, 20 kilometers from the Kazakh capital, Astana, melted snow is the only easily accessible source of water available to residents without cars. They've been told they have to wait until 2021 for their own water supply.
A dog owner abandoned his pet at a bus stop in Russia's Novosibirsk region. Many months later, the dog remained in the same spot, waiting in the cold for his owner to return.
Moscow's notorious Butyrka prison is slated to be shut down within two years. One former inmate describes life on the inside of the Russian capital's oldest and largest detention facility.
A 34-year-old pipe cutter in the Russian city of Pervouralsk was mocked for her looks after entering a local pageant. With help of her supporters, she had the last laugh.
Roman Mokryak is a Ukrainian naval officer and one of 24 sailors captured by Russia during a violent encounter at sea on November 25. In his hometown of Karlivka, Ukraine, his parents say they've been unable to contact their son as he awaits trial in Moscow.
In order to reduce waste, St. Petersburg freegans not only find food to eat for themselves at garbage dumps. They also arrange charity dinners made from discarded food.
Alyaksandr Kukhta is an Orthodox priest for a small parish in Belarus, but he has twice as many followers online as in real life. He's earned loyal viewers with his videos on subjects from sex to Lenin.
Families in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan are demanding full compensation after their apartments were demolished as part of a rebuilding scheme in the city of Almetyevsk.
When winter weather leaves soot and mud on cars in Moscow, illustrator Nikita Golubev uses the layers of filth to make art.
Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region suffered from mass emigration to Israel in the 1990s, but efforts are underway to restore its identity.
The number of female soldiers in Ukraine's military has risen sharply since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. About one-third are officers like Olena Belska, who commands a mortar unit in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.
Vera Selivanova is a social worker in Shelepovo in Russia's Kurgan region. She cleans houses, brings in food, and tends gardens. She says soon only the elderly will be left, and then the village will die.
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