Ivan Gutterman is a data journalist for RFE/RL's Central Newsroom in Prague.
On October 23, 1956, Hungary rose up against communist rule. It was the first armed revolution against an Eastern Bloc regime. The uprising was crushed and the return to democracy that had been fought for was delayed until its anniversary 30 years ago, when the Hungarian Republic was declared in 1989.
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On March 25, 1949, the Soviet government deported nearly 100,000 people from occupied Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Siberia.
Despite current tensions, Russia continues to grow as a tourist destination. Officials have said “anti-Russian propaganda” motivates people to see the country for themselves.
A detailed look at all the sanctions levied against Russia, and its counter sanctions, since 2014.
Vasily Ozerov has been traveling around Russia in his tractor-powered mobile home for 40 years. “I'm probably the happiest man on Earth," he says. "I have the road ahead of me.”
Rumors are swirling after a mysterious climate event turned day to night over remote Russian villages.
