But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even one brokered by a U.S.

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The internet is often called the greatest invention of the 21st century—but its absence, even for a day, would show just how vulnerable modern life really is.

So died the one and only official Ferris wheel. But the invention lives on in the ubiquitous imitators inspired by the pleasure Ferris made possible. Eiffel’s immortal icon is undoubtedly une ...