Category: Russia

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the Arctic 1977: Nuclear Standoff
the Arctic 1977
Nuclear Standoff

In 1949, the Soviet Union tested its...

Eastern Mediterranean 1980: Battle of Zahlé
Eastern Mediterranean 1980
Battle of Zahlé

By the late 1970s relations between...

Europe 1982: Islamic Resurgence
Europe 1982
Islamic Resurgence

To defuse tensions in the Middle...

North America 1983: Central American Crisis
North America 1983
Central American Crisis

In 1979, left-wing Sandinista forces...

Northern Eurasia 1985: Soviet War in Afghanistan
Northern Eurasia 1985
Soviet War in Afghanistan

In 1979, the Soviet Union intervened...

Eastern Mediterranean 1988: First Intifada
Eastern Mediterranean 1988
First Intifada

In late 1987 unrest broke out in the...

Asia Pacific 1989: End of the Cold War
Asia Pacific 1989
End of the Cold War

Despite the communist gains, the...

Europe 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall
Europe 1989
Fall of the Berlin Wall

By the 1980s, the Eastern Bloc had...

North America 1989: End of the Cold War
North America 1989
End of the Cold War

The US funded the Nicaraguan Contras...

Northern Eurasia 1989: Glasnost
Northern Eurasia 1989
Glasnost

By the late 1980s, the Soviet Union...

Europe 1990: Reunification of Germany
Europe 1990
Reunification of Germany

Czechoslovakia, Romania, and...

Northern Eurasia 1991: End of the Warsaw Pact
Northern Eurasia 1991
End of the Warsaw Pact

The collapse of communism in eastern...

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