ISLAMABAD — Nancy Hatch Dupree was a rare American fixture in Afghan life and lore for half a century: a petite, adventuresome historian and bonne vivante whose efforts to preserve Afghan history and artifacts from the vicissitudes of conflict survived the Soviet invasion, the civil war and the Taliban.
She was still at it, organizing and running an archival center of 60,000 Afghan documents at Kabul University, when she died early Sept. Read More...
Sergei Lebedev is a Russian poet, essayist and journalist. This piece is adapted from an essay, translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis, in the summer 2024 issue of Liberties, a journal of culture and politics.
Alexei Navalny was killed in the far north, above the Arctic Circle, in the Russian village of Kharp, where the Ural Mountains are intersected by a railroad leading to the town of Labytnangi on the Ob River. Read More...
Where Is Winona Ryder Today? The renowned Netflix series Stranger Things is where American actress Winona Luara Horowitz made her acting debut. She is recognized for playing oddball roles in films.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated the actress for three Golden Globe Awards and one Grammy Award. She received nominations for best supporting actress and best actress at the 66th and 67th Academy Awards, respectively. Read More...