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UNR postcard (ca. 1918), Ukrainians face invading Russia. Caption: “Our enemies die like the dew in the sun and we brothers will rule in our turn.” From the author’s collection.

Ukrainian Independence: From Versailles 1 to Versailles 2

… talked. Between 1917 and 1923, its people lived through a national revolution, social revolution, foreign invasion, … in the final consolidation of the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic .   Six years before, in March 1917, … … Connecting History … Ukraine … Russia … Former Soviet Union … World War I / WWI … Ukrainian Independence: From …
The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi Book Cover

Clashing Shades of Red

Review of The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008)
… an impassioned argument for answer C.  The collapse of the Soviet Empire and the start of America's so-called "War on … and published material from China, the former Soviet Union, Poland, former East Germany, the Czech Republic, … how they projected their vision of communism at the international level.  On the surface their game was lopsided — …
US president Bill Clinton and Chinese leader Jiang Zemin holding a joint press conference at the White House, October 29, 1997

The Next Cold War?

… slipped gradually into confrontation with the Soviet Union. Disputes over reparations, Berlin and the like called … mortal danger, massive challenge” could restore the national will and end the “crisis of belief.” George W. Bush …
Demonstrators in steadily falling snow outside of the Wisconsin Capitol building.

Wisconsin: A History of Leading the Nation for Better or Worse

… Wisconsin doesn't often provide political leadership at the national level, but when it does, it's like that old nursery … his effort to curtail the power of public employee unions.  They share the view of New York Times columnist … it takes to rein in costs.  They have little sympathy for unions, denigrating them as organizations concerned only …
President Eisenhower in Holland in 1951.

Will the United States Start a New Nuclear Arms Race?

… late 1950s, nuclear fears were even greater than today. The Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in a massive arms … be the grand opening to a 21st-century arms race. No international norm would exist against the testing and …
An abandoned building in Chernobyl

A Postcard from Chernobyl

… nuclear power station in Ukraine , then a republic of the Soviet Union, conducted tests that went wrong. Trying to correct … saved the world." ( Photo by Anna Olenenko) When we—an international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars—visited in …
Lydia Vargo and Teamster with delivery wagon in Toledo, Ohio c. 1920.

The National Park Service Explores the History of Farm Labor in America

… years came flooding back as I read this week about the National Park Service's call for public input to identify … met César Chávez, the founder of the United Farm Workers union. She said yes. She joined César's union and became an organizer. Why, I asked?  For respect, …
Rendering of the new National World War I Memorial in Washington DC

It’s Time for a National World War I Memorial

… country, and many will be in Washington, D.C., to visit the national memorials dedicated to the wars in which they … First World War’s outbreak, the United States still lacks a national memorial to the 4.7 million Americans who served … War.   Yet despite these appalling numbers, there is no nationally consecrated location in the United States where …
President John F. Kennedy delivers an address on the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Historical Analogies: Handle With Care

… President John F. Kennedy and his advisers learned that the Soviet Union was installing medium-range nuclear missiles in Cuba, … … Michael D. Richards … History News Service … Global/Transnational … United States … Soviet Union … Nuclear Power & …
Mutineers in Petrograd during March 1917, shooting upon the Tsar’s police forces.

Russia’s Trial by Fire

Review of Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War 1914-1921, by Laura Engelstein Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017
… Civil War which consolidated Bolshevik rule and created the Soviet Union. The threads of these momentous events are tied … the Germans, Russian leaders feared and resisted relying on nationalism to rally the troops for the cause. If anything, …
Spirits of Defiance: National Prohibition and Jazz Age Literature, by Kathleen Drowne Book Cover

Spirits of Defiance: National Prohibition and Jazz Age Literature

Review of Spirits of Defiance: National Prohibition and Jazz Age Literature, by Kathleen Drowne (Columbus: Ohio State University, 2005)
… Gatsby , the nuances of the plot are tied together with national prohibition and the ways in which individuals … never occurred, Kathleen Drowne, in Spirits of Defiance: National Prohibition and Jazz Age Literature, 1920-1933 , … Fitzgerald, and Faulkner. … Review of Spirits of Defiance: National Prohibition and Jazz Age Literature , by Kathleen …
Lockheed u 2c aircraft Image from Public domain images website

Brandishing Nukes–A Self-Defeating Policy

… promised to negotiate a disarmament deal with the Soviets. But the effort collapsed in 1960, after the Soviets shot down a U-2 spy plane and captured pilot Gary … … History News Service … Cold War … United States … Soviet Union … Nuclear Power & Weapons … Iraq … Brandishing Nukes–A …
Herd of horses on desert-steppe

A Postcard from Eastern Kazakhstan

… of the Russian Empire of the tsars and then the Communist Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has been independent since 1991. Map of … Our next stop was the mausoleum and museum of the Kazakh national poet, Abai Kunanbaev (1845-1904). Abai occupies a …
Cover of Trotsky A Biography by Robert Service.

Trotsky: A Biography

Review of Trotsky: A Biography, by Robert Service (Cambridge, MA, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009)
… have often speculated about the development path of the Soviet Union if Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) and not Joseph Stalin … his Byulleten oppozitsii and founded the Fourth International. Free from the constraints of government, Trotsky …
President George H.W. Bush shaking hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the Kremlin.

Russia — Ten Years After the Fall

… day ten years ago that Kremlin guards hauled down the Soviet flag for the last time and Mikhail Gorbachev calmly … reconsidering several faulty assumptions. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many influential Americans expected … by the alarming strength of communists and xenophobic nationalists in the December 1993 elections, spurred the …
A memorial to the Heaven’s Hundred in Kyiv. Serhii Kemsky’s photo is in black and white under the words Nebesna sotnia.

Heroes Never Die

… to Kyiv’s protests, where he joined anarchist and trade union activists in the fight against police violence. Serhii … Union, an alternative economic agreement for other former Soviet Republics. Ukrainians, especially in Kyiv, came into … Ukraine … Revolution … Military/War/Peace … Europe … Former Soviet Union … Heroes Never Die …
Ivan Aivazovsky, a Native of Feodosia, Crimea, is known as one of Russia's greatest painters, and one of the world's best at seascapes. The Battle of Sinop (Russian and Turkish Navies), 1853

Top Ten Origins: Stories from Crimea

… to the Russian Federation, and one epicenter of an international conflict over Ukraine that seems far from … navy units, Sevastopol became the location for a full-scale Soviet push-back against Nazi forces. Despite the efforts of … In 1954, to commemorate the 300 th anniversary of Russia’s union with Ukraine, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev …
Sacred Gods at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park

A Postcard from the Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawai‘i

… The Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau (Place of Refuge) National Historical Park is located on the Kona coast of the … ranger. The Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau began its journey into the National Park Service in 1868. Charles Bishop—an American … the land that would become Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historic Park that year as a gift for his wife, …
U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2007.

Nation-Building Demands Heavy Lifting

… of U.S. soldiers at risk and imperiled America’s long-term national security. Three principles are essential for the … followed for peace-building operations is respect for international opinion. In postwar Germany and Japan, the people … strength in a way that promotes freedom.” Since America’s national security depends on the good will of other nations, …