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Sowjetunion organisation

Named in 2 reports across 2 stories - 13 Aug – 26 Aug
13 Aug 202626 Aug 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Sowjetunion. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Sowjetunion.

Berlin and WDR share 1 reportHokkaido and Japan share 1 reportJapan and Tokio share 1 reportHokkaido and Wladimir Putin share 1 reportBerlin and SZ share 1 reportBerlin and KGB share 1 reportKurilen and Wladimir Putin share 1 reportHokkaido and Tokio share 1 reportTokio and Wladimir Putin share 1 reportKurilen and Tokio share 1 reportJapan and Kurilen share 1 reportKGB and SZ share 1 reportHokkaido and Kurilen share 1 reportSZ and WDR share 1 reportKGB and WDR share 1 reportJapan and Wladimir Putin share 1 reportSowjetunionBerlinBerlin - 1 shared report (place)HokkaidoHokkaido - 1 shared report (place)JapanJapan - 1 shared report (place)KGBKGB - 1 shared report (organization)KurilenKurilen - 1 shared report (place)SZSZ - 1 shared report (organization)TokioTokio - 1 shared report (place)WDRWDR - 1 shared report (organization)Wladimir Pu…Wladimir Putin - 1 shared report (person)

The stories

Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo

47 outlets1 report names Sowjetunion13 Aug – 3 Sept

‘Cultural Center’ or Spy Hub? Berlin Weighs Russian House Closure

33 outlets1 report names Sowjetunion10 Aug – 4 Sept

Who keeps naming them

Der Spiegel (Germany)1Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)1

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