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The Falklands War - An islander's account
A local radio broadcaster remembers keeping calm as Argentine troops invaded his studio.

Escaping a Maoist cult
Aravindan Balakrishnan ran a cult in London for 30 years; then two of its members fled.

Selling Van Gogh's Sunflowers
How one of the Dutch artist's masterpieces was auctioned for a world record in 1987.

Afghanistan's women's newspaper
Aina-E-Zan, or Women's Mirror, was launched in 2002 at a time of hope for Afghan women.

The black stunt performers who took on Hollywood
The battle to fight prejudice behind-the-scenes in the American film industry.

The 'Snow Revolution' against Vladimir Putin
A decade ago protestors tried to stop the Russian leader tightening his grip on power

Soviet holidays in Crimea
Artek, on the Black Sea coast, was the Soviet Union's most popular children's camp.

Ukraine's Babi Yar massacre
The mass killing of Ukrainian Jews by Nazi Germany during World War Two.

The Holodomor: Ukraine's great famine
Several million people died in the 1930s in what became known as The Holodomor

The Budapest Memorandum
The security "assurances" offered to Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994