What was the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?
Hungary had been under the control of the USSR since 1945. With the death of Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the SovietContinue Reading…
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October 23, 2020
What was the Prague Spring?
In the year 1968, Czechoslovakia attempted to free itself from the influence and control of the Soviet Union (USSR) after a periodContinue Reading…
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May 17, 2019
What was The Berlin Blockade?
The end of World War II finishes a prolonged and very draining military exercise but another long period of hostilities and tensionsContinue Reading…
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March 24, 2019
What was the Gulag?
The Gulag was a forced-labor camp system that operated in the former Soviet Union. The system began in the era of LeninContinue Reading…
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March 19, 2019
What was The Warsaw Pact?
The end of World War II in 1945 brought along with it a new set of geopolitical rivalries and tensions. Most ofContinue Reading…
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March 16, 2019
Why did Soviet Union Invade Afghanistan?
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in Dec 1979 was one of the significant events that punctuated the closing years of the ColdContinue Reading…
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March 15, 2019
What was The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the two major superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union. The standoffContinue Reading…
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February 25, 2019