Perestroika

The Day the Bear Roared its Last: The Collapse of the Soviet Union

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The Day the Bear Roared its Last

The year is 1991. For decades, the world held its breath, balanced precariously on the edge of a bipolar abyss. On one side, the United States, a beacon of capitalism and democracy; on the other, the Soviet Union, a colossus of communism, its red star emblazoned across the chests of millions. But as the calendar … Read more

Chernobyl’s Shadow: The Nuclear Disaster and the Soviet Union’s Fall

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Chernobyl's Shadow: How the Nuclear Disaster Fueled the Soviet Union's Fall

The night of April 26, 1986, began like any other in Pripyat, a city built for the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. But within the sterile confines of Reactor No. 4, a catastrophic test was underway, a confluence of human error and flawed design that would unleash a toxic fury upon the world. … Read more