The Cold War

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a third video on Gladio - the planned stay-behind operation in case of the Soviet occupation. This video will cover the Gladio in Turkey, Greece, Spain, Portugal, France, UK, Netherlands, and others.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a review of the year 1946, as we go through the main events of this year.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video describing the reaction of the Soviet citizens to several events in the early years of the Cold War. This is being done through the KGB documents kindly provided by Eduard Andryushchenko.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video describing a conflict between two NATO allies, where the United Kingdom and Iceland fought over...fish. This is a story that involves not only maritime law and cold blooded animals but Superpower politics and the potential breakup of a key security alliance.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the golden age of Hungarian Football. The team was considered one of the best in history, but was dispersed throughout the world as a result of the Hungarian Revolution and it being stamped out by the USSR

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Free Territory of Trieste. The city and its environs became contested in the aftermath of the World War, as both Yugoslavia and Italy claimed it.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on pre-revolutionary Cuba, as we focus on the demographics of the island.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a review of the year 1947.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Flu Pandemic of 1957-1968.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Great Leap Forward - the Chinese industrialization plan enacted under the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong, which ultimately led to a famine.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Japanese Economic Miracle, as in the aftermath of its defeat during the World War, the Empire of Japan attempts to revive its economy despite and sometimes with the help of the American occupation.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the economic and social reforms of the Soviet leader Khrushchev. We will learn how chairman Khrushchev fed and clothed his people.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the so-called Long Telegram written by the American diplomat George Kennan. This telegram that was later turned into an article was central to the American understanding of the Soviet system and the decision to employ the Containment strategy in the bid to defeat communism and the USSR.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the coverage of the operation Washtub - the FBI plan to defend and fight the possible Soviet invasion of Alaska, somewhat similar to the stay-behind operations in Europe - Gladio.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Venona Project - the successful US attempt to break the secret Soviet codes, which led to the arrest of many Soviet spies.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a review of the year 1948, as we go through the main events of this year.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video describing the experience of a soldier of the Soviet Army. This is being done through the materials kindly provided by Eduard Andryushchenko who some of you may know from his amazing YouTube Channel, KGB Files.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Japanese culture and social life in the postwar period.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the origins of the Crimean crisis, as we discuss the events that took place in the 1950s, during the reign of Khrushchev, and are now used as a justification of the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Virgin Lands Campaign, as the ruler of the USSR Khrushchev tried to improve the food situation in the USSR. This backfired.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with another video on the Gladio - the stay-behind organizations in Europe, and how they were trained and exercised to fight off a possible Soviet invasion.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the German Economic Miracle - Wirtschaftswunder, as in the aftermath of the destructive World War, West Germany still occupied by the allied powers attempts to rise up and manages to do that on the back of the so-called ordoliberalism and the American Marshall Plan.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Kuril Islands, as we try to summarize why these islands became a potential hot spot between Japan and the USSR, as both sides used diplomacy and their allies to get the upper hand.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video in which we are trying to debunk a myth that the communist countries acted as a single front. We will try to show the differences between Yugoslavia, USSR, and China, both ideologically and economically.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Presidential Elections of 1960 in the USA, as the candidate of the Democrat party John Kennedy and the candidate of the Republican party Richard Nixon went head to head.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the attempt of the USSR to enter NATO during the early portion of the Cold War.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on Soviet Tourism. We try to deduce how the citizens of the USSR travelled to other countries and how the foreigners traveled to the USSR.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Castle Bravo nuclear test, that led to the wide-ranging disaster, both in terms of ecological effects and human losses. In Japan, the Castle Bravo disaster inspired the idea of Godzilla.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Soviet passport system, as we talk about the laws preventing the citizens from moving to other parts of the country and how these rules were slowly softened.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Novocherkassk Massacre of 1962, during which more than 20 people were killed by the Soviet army and KGB after the labour strike.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Gulag uprisings of 1954-1955 in Norilsk, Vorkuta, and Kengir. The political prisoners, who were expecting their situation to be improved in the aftermath of Stalin's death, didn't get what they hoped for, so they went on a strike and made demands, which led to a bloodbath.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Lebanese Civil War of 1958. It was the year of the first post-independence crisis in Lebanon, as various political and religious groups fought each other supported by various states in the Middle East and global powers - US and USSR.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Soviet education system, as we look at the early reforms, the attempts of the Soviet leadership to find the balance between the working population and the professionals, as well as the entry exams, daycares, schools, and universities.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Soviet takeover of Kaliningrad (Konigsberg) in Prussia and how it became the Russian stronghold in Europe in the aftermath of World War II and the expulsion of the Germans from the region.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on how the Japanese Communist Party attempted to take over Japan in the 1950s in the aftermath of the American invasion, which liberalized the country.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the description of the early space race, as we see how the US and USSR tried to get to space in order to win a scientific victory. This video describes various competing projects, including Atlas, Redstone, Redguard, and R-7, as we see how the Soviets won the early space race with their Sputnik.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Potsdam Conference of 1945, as we look at the end of the war, how USSR, US, UK, and France divided Germany, how the allies wanted to conduct the war against Japan, German expulsions, early issues between the allies and much more.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Non-Aligned Movement, which basically acted as the third side of the conflict not joining NATO or the Warsaw Pact countries. This movement was led by Egypt, Yugoslavia, India, Indonesia and others and was declared in 1955 in Bandung.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on beginning of the Project MKUltra, as we try to deduce why and how the United States government decided to start spying on its citizens using psychotropic substances, hypnosis and similar.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the religion in the USSR, as we trey to show how the Soviet Union handled various religions, chief among them Orthodox Christianity and Islam.