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… socialism—and, more importantly, between peoples of shared nationality—became irrevocably porous. But the events of … GDR under close scrutiny from the Western powers and the Soviet Union—whose guarantee of East German compliance also meant …

… (in Siberia), on a date that would come to be known as International Asteroid Day . Map showing the location of the … killed some of those involved, including Kulik himself. A Soviet postal stamp from 1958 with Leonid Kulik's portrait … and even more speculation. Scientists in the Soviet Union and abroad began to ponder whether Tunguska could have …

… recognize, imperils America’s position in the Asia-Pacific. National security officials weigh their options: to pass … of State John Foster Dulles had sought to deter Sino-Soviet adventures cheaply by threatening immediate … the shelling had started. The second time, the Soviet Union, whose nuclear umbrella stretched over China, opted to …

… the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad between the Nazi and Soviet armies. Over 1.8 million became casualties. More Soviet soldiers died in the five-month battle than Americans … War began. … Ian Johnson … World War II / WWII … Soviet Union … Military/War/Peace … Germany … Europe … Stalingrad: …

… of Ukrainian architects, there is a growing international recognition and appreciation for Ukrainian … buildings built by Ukrainian architects during the Soviet era. For example, the impressive Derzhprom building … Military/War/Peace … Architecture/Monuments … Former Soviet Union … Ukrainian Architecture at War …

… mail, magazines and movies. In 1917, Wilson authorized the National Guard to protect dams, bridges, trains, telephone … Bush halted air traffic briefly and announced that the National Guard will provide additional airport security. But federal buildings, national monuments and much of the nation’s infrastructure …

… And just as President Bush seeks an anti-terrorist international coalition today, so there were international alliances against U.S. filibusters in the 1850s. … just the opposite was true. It was hardly in the national interest to foster filibustering, which brought the …

… portions that he donated to libraries administered by the National Archives. Archivists often waited for controversies … to block disclosures from their files. She said the National Archives has the final say on what is opened from … Those laws permit a former President to review what the National Archives proposes to open and to file claims …

… considerable electoral success at the local, state and even national levels. In the book and movie, however, black … while “helpless whites look on,” frozen in horror. Even Union soldiers in the film are shown recognizing the threat …

… Allen Weinstein. Weinstein is author of two books on Soviet espionage in the United States and until recently … battle over White House secrecy, this time focused on the National Archives. Most people know the National Archives … release to other scholars his interviews and his copies of Soviet espionage documents. That violates the American …

… Western Europe. … Ryan Metz … Europe … Diplomacy/International Relations … Cold War … World War II / WWII … United States … Soviet Union … The Marshall Plan …

… Ukraine … Revolution … Military/War/Peace … Europe … Former Soviet Union … Heroes Never Die: The Legacies of Euromaidan …

… L. Hoffmann … Europe … Class & Labor … World War I / WWI … Soviet Union … Revolution … The October Revolution in Russia …

… A. Sanborn … Ukraine … Military/War/Peace … Russia … Former Soviet Union … Ukraine in War and Revolution …

… Europe and the United States. … Harrison King … Europe … Soviet Union … Cold War … Hungary … Revolution … The 1956 Hungarian …

… the tepee to listen to their concerns even as the official national celebrations commemorating that history—which had … Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008-2015), and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women … foreign nations, no standing army, no national flag or anthem, and no power to amend its own constitution. An 1884 …

… him—has continued to anticipate and reflect our changing national attitudes toward war and patriotism. Captain … Cap from the realities of the day while reinforcing the national celebration of World War II as the good war fought … even as a commentary on the global surge in authoritarian nationalism . (The real Steve Rogers won out in the end, of …

… us bring different sets of values and expectations to our national park experiences.  (Author’s Note, November 2023: … central role in creating the Gateway Arch at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.  In 2018, the Memorial was redesignated as Gateway Arch National  Park .  As part of the relaunch, the park’s …

… Shaw and Hasan Jeffries about their work renovating the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis . “It really is a … the finishing touches were completed on the redesign of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Its … collection held there. Moreover, the reopening had garnered national attention and acclaim.   Patrick Potyondy   …

… up in a helicopter over southern California to show the Soviet leader the homes, cars and swimming pools of American … States … Russia … Economics/Business/Trade … Diplomacy/International Relations … The American “Nation Building” Mission …

… also reflected a polarizing approach to American internationalism that remains popular with a large segment of the … of the "big four," the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China are in the top row, while the other allies …

… appreciated the jobs, goods, and prosperity brought by international trade. But today that consensus appears to have … but demanded their expansion. In his 1958 State of the Union address, Eisenhower declared that free trade was “both … effectively against the business giants of the European Union and Japan (PDF File) . Mexican President Carlos …