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… In 1985, it seemed the Soviet Union would last forever. Its Communist Party rulers held a … military in the world. The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDHKh), Moscow, 1980. But just six years … The Soviet Collapse … Soviet Union … The Soviet Collapse …

… For fifty years the Soviet Union stood in the eyes of the West as a terrifying enigma … has permitted Vladislav M. Zubok to produce the first international study recounting the struggle from the perspective … Review of A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (The …

… Ask someone to describe the Soviet Union during the Second World War and they will conjure up … triumph of the Red Army on the Eastern Front, alongside the Soviet Union’s rapid industrialization and reorganization … Review of Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second …

… In late December 1979—thirty-five years ago this month—the Soviet army entered Afghanistan to stabilize the pro-Soviet Afghan government and offer support in its fight with … in February 1989—twenty-five years ago—the Soviet Union completed withdrawal of its combat forces across the …

… The Birth of Soviet Ukraine. When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917 … korenizatsiia , or “indigenization,” a set of policies Union-wide promoting non-Russian nationalities. No one knew, however, what might be too … Former Soviet Union … Soviet Ukraine in a Nutshell …

… Khrushchev’s “Thaw” (mid-1950s to early 1960s) led to the Soviet Union’s opening up to Western culture. The 1957 Moscow Youth … too. In a captivating account of preparations for the International Youth Festival, Gilburd transports her readers to a … Review of To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture , by Eleonory Gilburd …

… Empire, Serhii Plokhy’s new history of the demise of the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the decision by Ukraine to declare … not with a Soviet people rapidly inclined toward local nationalism. What remained, like the British Empire, was a … Review of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union , by Serhii Plokhy (New York: Basic Books, 2014) …

… in the seventies – began to speak passionately about the Soviet experience of war and to describe the "German-fascist … as regards the Jewish victims of the war. Though the Soviet Union has been accused by scholars of ignoring the … given that the Soviet "Motherland" encompassed numerous nationalities, including peoples who would have preferred …

… was the country launching an invasion, stood for the heroic Soviet Union during the “sacred” Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), … territory Russia’s armies were about to invade, “far-right nationalists and Neo-Nazis” who, backed by their NATO … Soviet Union …

… of an old communist statue? Just what to do with all the Soviet-era monuments in eastern Europe after the fall of the … that a Stalinist monument did not belong opposite from the National Gallery, once a royal palace ( as shown, left ). … most favorable pro-Russian opinion in the entire European Union ). In 2011, residents of Sofia woke up to find the …

… connections to Europe . And while we might think of “Soviet art” as exclusively about promoting a political … message, in fact, in the 1920s, artists across the Soviet Union truly believed their work could make the world a … making “Soviet” art, or on non-Russian artists making “national” art. Neither paradigm captures this musical revue. …

… Romanian presidency in 2024. Further, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians—a far-right, populist party advocating … elections. For some, Moldovan identity was created by the Soviet Union, a process that stripped Moldovans of their … Identity Scholar Benedict Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a …

… political order that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. A startled world has watched Ukraine’s … from office (and from the country). Then events became international with Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the eruption … Soviet Union …

… Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov disembarked from … of November 12, 1940. A German band struck up the Internationale , but at twice the normal speed—Nazi Party … November, 1940. By the time of Molotov’s visit, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had been partners for over a year. …

… permanently in peril. The Eisenhower era created a state of national insecurity that has lasted for half a century. The … defines any potential competitor as a mortal threat. The national insecurity state is our history. But it need not be … War fears of the Eisenhower era were heightened by illusory Soviet boasts about that countryís military prowess. The …

… The U.S. National Park Service, the federal agency charged with overseeing the more than 400 parks that make up our national park system, was created on August 25, 1916. The national parks, which include an astonishing range of … Ten Moments of Insight in America’s National Parks …

… two viruses could possibly be. Yet, the ways in which the Soviet Union reacted to the arrival of HIV/AIDS, and how it spread … to add that of the 565 infected, around 70-80% were foreign nationals and not Soviet citizens at all. These statistics … Soviet Union …

… of the German nation, had launched the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in quest of world domination. It seemed certain that … incapable of dealing unaided with the Soviet Union or with national liberation movements in their colonies.  Hitler’s … Soviet Union …

… herald of the future. The next morning, Pravda , and other Soviet newspapers, announced “the first successful launch of … Pravda had in mind – were flabbergasted. Although both the Soviets and the United States had been preparing … were profoundly disturbed by Sputnik’s implications: the Soviets had successfully launched a man-made object into …

… history, with particular attention to the breakup of the Soviet Union, Putin’s rise to power in Russia, and the 2014 … History. Professor Hoffmann is a specialist in Russian and Soviet history, with a particular focus on the political, … So Professor David Hoffmann is a specialist in Russian and Soviet history, with a particular focus on the political, …

… Moldovan Republic (PMR)—to use the official name—is internationally recognized as a part of Moldova but has … state’s history illustrates the region’s post-Soviet shift from multiculturalism to Russian domination. A … policies and eventual independence from the Soviet Union. The Popular Front of Moldova ( Frontul Popular din …

… always cast Moscow as the perpetual “enemy” of American national interests—a view informed by antagonism between the … that Russia supported the “maintenance of the American Union as one ‘indivisible nation.’” In 1863, the Tsarist … Washington refused to recognize the newly established Soviet government. After his election to the presidency in …