The Russian Civil War ended 100 years ago: Here's how Western powers played a significant part in the outcome

What were foreign interventionists doing in Russia during a conflict which helped to define the 20th century? One hundred years ago, on October 25, 1922, the Russian Civil War drew to a close. It was on that day that the Provisional Priamurye Government in the Russian Far East, the last anti-Bolshevik Russian state enclave, ceased…

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UK government keeps secret files on critics – Observer

Various experts have been barred from government-sponsored events for criticizing the cabinet or the prime minister, the paper says At least 15 British government departments have been engaged in a deliberate social media and internet profiling campaign against public experts in various fields, to prevent critics from speaking at cabinet-sponsored events, the Observer reported on…

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EU prepares Russia oil embargo – media

Brussels intends to reject a US tariff proposal and instead embargo oil imports from Russia, press reports claim Snubbing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s proposal to impose tariffs and thereby mitigate a global price spike, the European Union is preparing to embargo all imports of oil from Russia sometime next week, the New York Times…

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