Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...
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Special Operators; The KGB, Soviet Union?
Explore the powerful and secretive world of the KGB, the Soviet Union's intelligence agency. Discover their operations, ...
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Soviet Union: Communism, Socialism, and the Post-War World (1945)
The film discusses socialism and its parallels with communism, tracing their origins to Marx and Engels. It defines socialism ...
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Oxford Union debates the morality of US and Russian foreign policy
On Thursday, 27th February, the Oxford Union debated the motion “This House believes there is no moral difference between ...
On This Day: Soviet Union expels dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn
In 1974, the Soviet Union expelled dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn. In 1983, a blaze engulfed a crowded movie theater ...
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The Fraught U.S.-Soviet Search for Alien Life
During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...
‘Miracle on Ice’ anniversary: See photos of U.S. Hockey’s win over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics
This Saturday marks the 45th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” when the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3, an ...