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Russian prisoners of war in a Ukrainian camp.

Returning Russian POWs Pay Heavy Price for Choosing Surrender Over Death

Cs news6 months ago012 mins

When a self-described patriotic, middle-aged Russian soldier was released from a prisoner-of-war camp in Ukraine earlier this year, he called his family to tell them he was alive, free and back on Russian soil. As the phone was passed around, he told them he might be back in time for his son’s birthday in a…

German Baumkuchen ‘tree cake’ survived a disaster and world wars to become a Japanese favorite

Cs news7 months ago06 mins

NINOSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western island started making the treat that has thrived in its new homeland. Today, the confectionery known as “tree cake” because of the resemblance to a trunk with rings is…