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Gorbachev’s place in the heart of our people

The former Soviet Union leader transformed the place of Jews in Russia — and let them leave

By Colin Shindler

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The ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbatchev (L) shakes hands with former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's widow Leah, under the gaze of former Israeli Nobel peace prize Shimon Peres (R), 10 January at the memorial in Tel Aviv where Rabin was murdered in 1995. Gorbachev arrived here today to participate in a three-day conference organized by the Peres Center for Peace. A bevy of current and former world leaders will also take part in the event in a bid to breathe economic life into the moribund Middle East peace process. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) / AFP / SVEN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Jews pledged their love to Stalin’s Russia – and he slaughtered them

Jews pledged their love to Stalin’s Russia – and he slaughtered them

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Children in Ukraine and Russia enjoy stories together in London mum's online book club

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Deceit book review: Intriguing introduction to the work of largely forgotten Russian emigre Yuri Felsen

Deceit book review: Intriguing introduction to the work of largely forgotten Russian emigre Yuri Felsen

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Putin is using Russian Jews as pawns over Ukraine

Putin is using Russian Jews as pawns over Ukraine

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BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 08: Boy waits with his mom as people fleeing war-torn Ukraine arrive from Poland at Hauptbahnhof main railway station on March 08, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Over one million people, mainly Ukrainian women and children as well as foreigners living or working in Ukraine, have fled Ukraine as the current Russian military invasion continues to inflict growing casualties on the civilian population. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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Get out now: Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky’s warning to Russia’s Jews as crackdown fears grow

Get out now: Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky’s warning to Russia’s Jews as crackdown fears grow

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