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World History

spazzmann

(748 posts) Tue Mar 5, 2013, 12:43 PM Mar 2013

Today in Peace and Justice history on March 5, 1994

Ukraine, having voluntarily agreed to give up its nuclear weapons following the collapse of the Soviet Union, began their transfer to Russia. photo: Schoolchildren preparing to turn the keys to destroy the last missile silo in the Ukraine. October 30, 2001. http://bit.ly/YaSjml

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Today in Peace and Justice history on March 5, 1994 (Original Post) spazzmann Mar 2013 OP

Today is also another anniversary in Soviet history RZM Mar 2013 #1

RZM

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1. Today is also another anniversary in Soviet history

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Tue Mar 5, 2013, 03:43 PM

Mar 2013

Though far less peace and justice-ey.

On March 5, 1940, Stalin and his top deputies signed off on the execution of thousands of captured Polish military officers and other undesirables from Poland. These were some of the people who were shot at Katyn and several other sites over the next couple months.

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