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Washington Post
29-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87
NEW YORK — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them, died Wednesday at 87.


Washington Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
In wartime Russia, schools prepare the next generation of fighters
BELGOROD, Russia — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin and his government have been waging a parallel struggle to capture the minds of Russia's next generation and raise loyal fighters for the future wars that he believes he needs to restore Russia's imperial greatness. For 14-year-old Yegor, that struggle has already been won.