Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union. Appointed in 1985 ... Mass demonstrations lead to the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the end of Communism.

The film is about a generation of brave and beautiful people who did not see the destruction of the revolution ... was the dream and true love of the Soviet Union.

play Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union In 1985 Gorbachev was appointed ... Mass demonstrations lead to the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the end of Communism.

The Soviet Union built one of the most rapidly growing economies in history, but it also suffered one of the most dramatic collapses. From the 1920s to the 1980s, the USSR’s centrally planned ...

As the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of collapse, hardline communists made a desperate bid to hold onto power. This is the story of the 1991 coup attempt that sought to reverse history but ...

Show more December 1991 saw the end of 70 years of communist rule and the collapse of the Soviet Union. We hear from two of the key signatories of the dissolution treaty, a witness to the ensuing ...

The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb ... arrived in the middle of August. He observed the assembly work and reported back to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. At 2 am on August 29 ...

This course is available on the BA in History, BSc in Government and History, BSc in International Relations, BSc in International Relations and History and BSc in Politics and History. This course is ...

August 6, 1945. Aftermath of the August 6 ... two momentous events have occurred in the last few days. The Soviet Union, because of this rejection on the part of the military has notified your ...

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction, due to nuclear weapons and climate change ... The furthest the clock has been set was 17 minutes to midnight ...