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How Stalin Took Japan by Surprise in 1945 Reeling from two atomic bombs, the Japanese were physically and psychologically un-prepared for a massive invasion from communist Russia. Here's What You Need to Know: Stalin had his own agenda, and Soviet participation in the Far East was at the top of his list. At 11:02 am on August 9, 1945, an American warplane dropped an atomic device nicknamed “Fat Man” onto the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The bomb, generating the explosive power of 22,000 tons of TNT, killed at least 30,000 people instantly. It was the second of two atomic bombs dropped in t...

As we stumble into 2021, bedraggled and half beaten, resolving to change our practices may prove trickier than ever before, courtesy of Covid.

As we stumble into 2021, bedraggled and half beaten, resolving to change our practices may prove trickier than ever before, courtesy of Covid.

As we stumble into 2021, bedraggled and half beaten, resolving to change our practices may prove trickier than ever before, courtesy of Covid.

Genghis Khan Retreat At the foothills of the Khangai Mountains in Outer Mongolia’s historic heartland, there is a unique wilder- ness camp with 18 white-domed gers set in a semi-circle like teeth biting into the juicy green of the Orkhon valley. The infinite horizon dwarfs even the giant granite boulders that stand like Antony Gormley sculptures in the landscape. Primordial, ancient and sacred, the camp is both otherworldly and extravagant. In the extensive library, cocooned in cashmere furnishings (the owner Christopher Giercke supplies Hermès with his Mongolian cashmere), guests are en...