Tag: Soviet Union
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Zheltoksan: The Forgotten Beginning of the End of the Soviet Union
Kirsty Rough explore the Zheltoksan protests and how thier role led to the fall of the Soviet Union
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Whipping up a Frenzy: President Truman and Cold War Hysteria
Eve Beere looks at the aftermath of FDR’s presidency and Truman’s adoption of an aggressive anti-Soviet approach to mark a shift from collaboration to confrontation.
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The Failure of Intervention in the Bosnian War
The Bosnian War (1992-1995) resulted from Yugoslavia’s collapse and the wider collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Louisa Steijger demonstrates how intervention in the conflict from the rest of world was delayed and ineffective.
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The Long Telegram: George Kennan and the Birth of Containment
Eva Beere explores George Kennan’s Long Telegram and its impact on U.S. foreign policy.
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Thank You Stalin for a Happy Childhood: the Children of the Karlag
Alice Ashcroft explores the suffering of families in the Soviet Gulag system.
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The Strange History of X-Ray Music in the Soviet Union
Black markets throughout the Soviet Union were no stranger to selling western goods. But perhaps the most creative way to smuggle western music into the USSR was through the repurposing of X-Rays for vinyl records. Sally Dolphin explores the unique history of ‘bone music’ in the Soviet Union and how the craft help spread prohibited…
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‘Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out…of Socialism’: Hippies in the Soviet Union
Written by Boryana Ivanova. The changing cultural trends of the 1960s are largely spoken of in reference to the United States, especially when discussing the ‘Hippie’ movement. But what was life like for hippies in the Soviet Union?
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The Portland Spy Ring: The Remarkable Story of Love, Deceit, and Illegal Espionage
Written by Sally Dolphin. The presence of spies in suburban life during the 1950s did not seem probable. And yet, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, one of the most successful Soviet spy rings was operating directly under the nose of MI5.
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