Alcohol has deep roots within Russian history and is much apart of its culture as communism, so when Gorbachev’s Anti-Alcohol Campaign began it was met with harsh criticism. “…measures to reduce alcohol production and sales. These included limiting the kinds of shops permitted to sell alcohol, closing many vodka distilleries and destroying vineyards in the wine-producing republics of Moldavia, Armenia and Georgia, and banning the sale of alcohol in restaurants …Read the Rest
During the Vietnam war it was the Russians laughing at us as they supplied the Viet-Cong and the North with …Read the Rest
The Sino-Soviet relationship can be described as that of a newly middle school couple. They were fell in love with …Read the Rest
Hungary in 1956 seems to really sum all that the Cold War stands for. The people of Hungary and the …Read the Rest
The Great Purge was a systematic campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union under the careful guidance of Stalin …Read the Rest
“Religion is the opium of the people: this saying of Marx is the cornerstone of the entire ideology of Marxism …Read the Rest
So who were the Red Guards anyway? That seems to be an interesting question that first formed in my mind, …Read the Rest
In the beginning of the 20th Century Russia was caught in a precarious situation. The Homefront was a ticking time …Read the Rest
In 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand,the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, was assassinated along with his wife by Serbian rebels. …Read the Rest
The purpose of this blog is to dive into the fascinating history of the rise and fall of the Soviet …Read the Rest
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