Revisiting the tragic case of KAL 007 amidst Cold War politics
Tag: Soviet Union
Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years later
The narrative that emerged of American triumphalism was false. There had been a deal
Mikhail Gorbachev, from global hero to forgotten man
Gorbachev didn’t grasp the depth of resentment in Eastern Europe or within many of the constituent Soviet republics
Understated George Shultz left a lasting legacy
As Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, he played a key role in bringing about the end of the Cold War
Chernobyl disaster’s legacy still resonates
New interest in Chernobyl as the result of an HBO miniseries prompts U of A historian to reflect on 1986 nuclear disaster
Canada’s first political sex scandal was really a dud
Gerda Munsinger, allegedly a low-level Soviet spy, was sexually involved with at least one, and possibly two, cabinet ministers
Harold Macmillan and the fickleness of history
The onetime British PM’s apparent affable, avuncular nature masked a lethal ruthlessness
The unwelcome consequences of the collapse of empires
The demise of the German Hohenzollerns led to Hitler, while the collapse of the Austrian Habsburgs gave rise to malignant nationalism
The abysmal scorecard of socialist revolutions
Real communism has failed repeatedly to provide better living conditions. Why do countries like Venezuela persist?
Ronald Reagan’s remarkable mission to Moscow
The American president’s loathing for nuclear weapons and his desire to see new freedoms in the Soviet Union framed his trip