Dumped bombs pose toxic threat to Gulf of Finland
Wartime depth charges and naval mines in the Gulf of Finland pose an increasing environmental risk to marine life, according
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Human remains and artifacts left at doorstep of Canadian Inuit organization
A box containing human remains was dropped off anonymously at the Ottawa offices of a national organization representing Inuit on
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Russian troops undertake exploration of large Arctic island
Five 30-ton heavy ATVs are making their way around the Novaya Zemlya (Russian Arctic) as part of a major exploratory
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PHOTO REPORT – Abandoned Russian airbase to become wealthy residential neighborhood
Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory. Now, the nearby ghost town of Korzunova could be
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Newspaper ads seek relatives of hundreds killed in 1918 Finnish Civil War
The Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency has taken an unusual step to try to find descendents of those buried
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Veterans from Indigenous Alaskan village have war stories archived online
Alaska has the highest concentration of veterans nationwide. From World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars and both Gulf
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Alaskan historical site, birthplace of state flag, remains a ruin despite investments
The Jesse Lee Home is a nearly century-old former children’s home and the birthplace of the Alaska state flag. The
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First icebreaker to reach the North Pole ends her days in a scrapyard
Rosatom and Nerpa shipyard have signed contract for unloading the spent nuclear fuel from the reactors on board «Arktika». Thereafter,
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Civil War still divides Finland after 100 years, poll suggests
An Yle survey suggests that mistrust sown in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 has trickled down through the generations
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Remembering struggles of Alaska’s once oldest WWII veteran
Alfredo Agron’s life was a long one. When he died two years ago at the age of 104, he had
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Britain will give historic Franklin wrecks to Canada
The U.K. government has announced it will gift two recently-found wrecks from the historic Franklin expedition to Canada, while holding
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New book tells untold story of black soldiers who built the Alaska Highway
Much of the history of the Alaska Highway up to this point has overlooked the sacrifices and mistreatment of the
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100 years of Finnish independence celebrated in Sweden
As Sweden’s neighbour to the east – Finland – celebrates 100 years of independence this year, Radio Sweden spoke to Finns
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Indian Agent, the Alaska band reclaiming Indigenous voices
In the 1800s, the U.S. government hired non-indigenous people known as Indian agents to interact with and work to assimilate
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Details emerge on Putin’s visit to Finland
The Russian and Finnish presidents will meet next week at sites in eastern Finland redolent with the two countries’ shared history.
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