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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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… fighting a military superpower.  During the 1980s, the Soviet Union failed in its attempt to subdue that nation … supporting an unpopular regime. This policy turned international opinion against the Soviet Union. At home, the … Soviet Union … The United States Must Learn From the Soviet War in Afghanistan …

… 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. …

… 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, …

… 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 …