Cold War

The keyword Cold War is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Berlin After the Wall: Decades After Its Fall, History Still Haunts

April 16, 2010 - 6082 words | History » Berlin Wall

Game Changer—any person, institution, or event whose action significantly alters the current environment and status quo—for better or for worse. They come in many different shapes and sizes; from presidents to technological giants such as Apple, or... Read Article »

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Berlin Wall Ostalgie East Germany West Germany Cold War 1989 November 9 1989 End Of Cold War Fall Of Berlin Wall Germany Berlin

Book Review: Stephen Kotkin's 'Armageddon Averted'

January 8, 2010 - 3114 words | Opinion » Book Reviews

As the world's first real Marxist experiment, the Soviet Union, by virtue of lasting seventy odd years, proved Western intelligentsia wrong. The latter had long thought it was doomed to fail. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union disintegrated two... Read Article »

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Stephen Kotkin Armageddon Averted Soviet Union Russia Collapse Cold War Book Review History Iron Curtain