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a ceremony in Ukraine

Soviet Ukraine in a Nutshell

When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917 during World War I, the lands of today’s Ukraine became a battleground of violence and instability until 1922.
… and instability until 1922. … Mayhill Fowler … Former Soviet Union … Ukraine … World War II / WWII … Soviet Ukraine in a Nutshell …
a group of Ukrainian theatre performers on a stage

Ukrainian Theater on the Soviet Stage

On a summer day in August 1920, in the middle of war, a group of Ukrainians performed Macbeth.
… Macbeth. … Mayhill Fowler … Ukraine … Art … Former Soviet Union … Theater … Ukrainian Theater on the Soviet Stage …

Avoiding the Scourge of War: The Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping

… two U.N. peacekeeping missions, and one laborious African Union peacekeeping mission have done nothing to restore … met in San Francisco to draft a charter for a new international collective security organization determined "to … as the Cold War animosity between the United States and the Soviet Union crystallized. Despite these challenges, the …
a plane flying over a group of West Berlin citizens

The Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift began on June 26, 1948, only two days after the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin.
… On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union officially lifted its blockade of West Berlin, … … Soviet Union … United States … Cold War … Diplomacy/International Relations … Europe … The Berlin Airlift …
a man harvesting wheat - Lviv, Ukraine 1991 Wheat Harvest on Collective Farm 1991 by Manhhai, Flickr, cc-by 2.0

Ukraine: The Breadbasket of Europe

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has returned to its pre-revolutionary positin as a major agricultural exporter of key commodities.
… Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has returned to its pre-revolutionary … Academic Technology Services. … Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has returned to its …
A scene from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Remembering '56: The Hungarian Revolution

… but ultimately unsuccessful uprising that nearly expelled Soviet forces from Hungary in late October. The … the crisis in Hungary dealt a serious blow to the Soviet Union’s credibility that was difficult to repair. Hungarian … 2015, used the occasion to reaffirm 1956’s sacred place in national memory while justifying his tough stance on …
The Rodina crew. Left to right: Polina Osipenko, Valentina Grizodubova, and Marina Raskova.

The Rodina Flight

The Remarkable Story of the Women’s Non-Stop Long-Distance Flight Record

Dispatches from the Armenian Revolution

… and 1980s] rather than … other revolutions in the post-Soviet world.” Unlike the so-called “color revolutions” that … a messy and prolonged confrontation with Russia. Eschewing nationalism and  NATO , the April Armenian Revolution … a new kind of revolution in the world of the former Soviet Union. By not directing their movement against Russia or any …
WE.177A was an air-launched boosted fission weapon deployed by the UK

The Two Sides of the Nuclear Coin

… halting nuclear proliferation. In 1965, when the U.S. and Soviet governments worried about the prospect of nuclear … to its current members (then the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, France and China). Alva Myrdal, Sweden’s … the Republicans also managed to advance plans for a national missile defense system, a venture that contravened …
The Sofia Monument to the Soviet Army painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag din support of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.

World War II in Eastern Europe: Many Lands, Many Memories

… for many non-Russians who lived in or next to the Soviet Union for half a century or more, this war looked like the … countries were banned during the 1920s.  The resurgent nationalism of that era also played out differently in …
Political prisoners in Kengir, Kazakhstan

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

… his native land. Solzhenitsyn would also outlive both the Soviet experiment and the twentieth century, dying in his 90 … end of the war he was arrested at the front by SMERSH, the Soviet counter-intelligence agency, for writing derogatory … in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was published in the Soviet Union in 1962. Solzhenitsyn went on to publish three more …
Moskvitch 3 vehicles roll off the assembly line at JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch, 2022.

Sanctions on Russia: Impact and Efficacy

… began in February 2022, the United States and European Union began to levy increasingly damaging sanctions against … of sanctions to date, major companies left Russia. Multinational giants such as McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil, H&M, and … Russia’s fielding of increasingly old equipment drawn from Soviet stocks, and its turn to outside suppliers such as …
US Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., signing the UN Charter on 26 June 1945. President Truman stands by at left (UN Photo/Yould).

The Signing of the United Nations Charter

… powers in World War II discussed how to create a new international organization dedicated to collective security and … League of Nations. The United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union led a coalition known as the united nations against …