In Syria’s Struggle, Memories of the Soviet Union Sergey Ponomarev’s trips to Syria remind him of his native Soviet Union: from the government security forces that kept track of his movements to destroyed areas that looked like something from the Battle of Stalingrad. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/in-syrias-struggle-memories-of-the-soviet-union/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog He returned twice to Syria in 2014 on … Continue reading In Syria’s Struggle, Memories of the Soviet Union – The New York Times