The Cold War

We are excited to embark on this journey with you and provide the best coverage of the Cold War era on the platform.

Just a quick video with an interview with the host of the channel David and the producer of the project Nolan.

Just an update from the Cold War team and our host David.

Our series on the history of the Cold War period continues with a documentary on Operation Paperclip and this video will describe the early part of the Nuclear race in the post-War period and how the USA managed to use the German scientists to gain upper hand.

The Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe wasn't without defiance, but the strongest resistance took place in the Baltics. In this video, we will talk about the Forest Brothers and their guerilla war against the Sovietization of the Baltics. Our series on the Cold War will cover every major story of this period.

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986, at the No. 4 nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history and is one of only two nuclear energy disasters rated at seven—the maximum severity—on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.

Our interview with Ushanka Show - we discuss the cars made in the Soviet Union

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with an animated video on the Doctor's Plot - as the Soviet leader Stalin suddenly decides that there is a plot of Jewish Doctors against him and starts persecuting them.

An interview with Iain MacGregor, author of Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth where we talk Berlin, the Cold War and the stories of the people surrounding one of the most dangerous places on earth.

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself. After some early back-and-forth across the 38th parallel, the fighting stalled and casualties mounted with nothing to show for them. Meanwhile, American officials worked anxiously to fashion some sort of armistice with the North Koreans. The alternative, they feared, would be a wider war with Russia and China–or even, as some warned, World War III. Finally, in July 1953, the Korean War came to an end. In all, some 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in what many in the U.S. refer to as “the Forgotten War” for the lack of attention it received compared to more well-known conflicts like World War I and II and the Vietnam War. The Korean peninsula is still divided today.

Our interview with @Ushanka Show (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXT...) - we discuss sport in the Soviet Union

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a Q&A video answering these questions: When did the Cold War start? When did the Cold War end? We have stated that the first hydrogen bomb was detonated by the Soviet Union but the US detonated Ivy Mike first? What is the difference? When we talked about Operation Unthinkable, lots of people pointed out the atomic advantage that the US enjoyed. Why didn’t we mention it? We get lots of requests for us to do an episode on the subject “X”. Why haven’t you done that yet? Fundamentally, what IS the Cold War? What does it refer to? Could a non-nuclear war have been fought between the superpowers?

A conversation with Dr. DJ Kinney, the host of The Cold War Vault podcast, where we talk about the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, who broke down the numbers to see if a nuclear war with the Soviet Union was 'winnable'.

In a special extra episode of The Cold War, we have a conversation with Tristan Williams, a PhD candidate at West Virginia University.

In this Cold War Special we will talk about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and give an update on what is going on.

In this Cold War QA we will talk about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and give an update on what is going on. What is happening with the Russian invasion? Why is it progressing in this way?

Our historical documentary series on the history of the post-Cold War continues with a video in which we ask if Russian president Putin is influenced by the Russian fascists like Dugin and Ilyin.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the post-Cold War continues with a video in which we discuss the future of Cyprus.

This week, we bring you a conversation with Dr. Robert Hornsby, Professory of Modern European History at University of Leeds regarding his new book, The Soviet Sixties, published by Yale University Press.

In this eye-opening video, delve into the clandestine world of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) and its controversial actions in Ukraine. With unprecedented access and thorough research, this documentary sheds light on the covert activities of this enigmatic paramilitary organization.

From chilling statements by Russian politicians, including Putin himself, to the intricate details of Russia's nuclear doctrine, we examine the theoretical possibilities and practical limitations of a nuclear strike in Ukraine. With insights into Russia's extensive nuclear arsenal and the plausible scenarios for nuclear weapon use, we navigate through the potential consequences of such actions on a global scale.