Alexei Stakhanov: The USSR’s superstar miner In December 1935, Time magazine’s cover photo featured the celebrated Soviet worker Alexei Stakhanov. The US was still in the grip of the Great […]

Stakhanov, a Soviet Miner, Is Dead; Name Was Byword for Hard Work This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online […]

Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis The Lebanese government has resigned amid growing public anger following a devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August that killed at least 200 […]

Belarus Election: Could Alexander Lukashenko Lose Power? Here’s what you need to know about the 2020 Belarus election that could signal the end of Europe’s last dictatorship.

Five Factors That Ensure Lukashenka Wins Every Election In Belarus Huge crowds of passionate supporters and interested voters greeted Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya across Belarus as her campaign gained momentum ahead of […]