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Russian soldiers guard the entrance to the Ukrainian military base in Perevalne, Crimea, last March. Russia was widely criticized internationally. But now Russian lawmakers are considering a bill that says Crimea was illegally given to Ukraine in 1954 and should have been part of Russia all along.

With New Moves, Russia's Parliament Looks To Rewrite History

Russia's seizure of Crimea has been widely criticized. But what if Crimea was given away illegally to Ukraine back in 1954? Russian lawmakers are hard at work on their own version of history.

Re-enactment: The generals cast from "Bugging Hitler's Soldiers."

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Bugging Hitler's Soldiers

Airs Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

German police officers gather close to the main station in preparation for tonight's demonstration by members of LEGIDA, the Leipzig arm of the anti-immigrant movement PEGIDA.

Anti-Islam Protesters In Germany Plan Massive Rally In Leipzig

As many as 60,000 people are expected to attend the rally in what could be one of the biggest protests in the eastern German city since pro-democracy marches a quarter century ago.

In retaliation for devastating Allied bombing raids on German cities, Hitler ordered the development of a groundbreaking weapon: the V1.

NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: Season 2

Episode 3: "The SS" airs Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 8 p.m. & Episode 5 "The Siegfried Line" follows at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Propaganda inspired poster art for the Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg comedy "The Interview" boasts that it's from the "capitalist pigs who brought you 'Neighbors' and 'This is the End.'"

'The Interview' And Using Comedy As A Weapon

A Cinematic Tradition Of Cutting Dictators Down To Size

Tony Gwynn fights back tears as he acknowledges the standing ovation prior to the Padres' game against the Colorado Rockies, the final game of his career, Oct. 7, 2001.

Final Goodbye: Roll Call Of Some Who Died In 2014

Many notable people left the world in 2014, including some well-known San Diego figures.

March 18-24: True Tales From Haiti, Paris, Early Christendom And Hitler's Germany

Julia Alvarez's story of a promise kept, Alice Kaplan's account of three American women in Paris, Bart D. Ehrman's inquiry into the identity of Jesus, and Andrew Nagorski's survey of Americans who witnessed Hitler's ascent arrive in paperback.

Turkey's new presidential palace in the capital, Ankara— has an official price tag of $615 million and more than 1,000 rooms. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ak Saray, or the White Palace, is not his palace, but that of Turkey. But not everyone is so sure.

Turkey's President And His 1,100-Room 'White Palace'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the massive presidential complex is a symbol of Turkey's growing importance. But as one opposition politician puts it: Only dictators want to live in palaces.

Marvel At 75: Still Slinging Webs And Guarding Galaxies

What became Marvel Comics got its start in 1939 as Timely Publications. It went through many changes — but one constant has been writer Stanley Lieber, better known as Stan Lee.

German-American game developer Ralph Baer shows the prototype of the first games console which was invented by him during a press conference on the Games Convention Online in Leipzig, Germany in 2009. Baer died on Saturday. He was 92.

Inventor Ralph Baer, The 'Father Of Video Games,' Dies At 92

Video games have become a ubiquitous, billion-dollar industry, but all of the Playstations, Xboxes and Wiis can be traced back to the work of Robert Baer and his "Brown Box." He died Saturday.

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