On February 19, 1954, a Soviet news outlet known as the Pravda published an article on a decree set by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) to transfer the area of Crimea to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1. This came as quite a shock to the Soviet people because the Crimean outblast had been … Continue reading Ukraine Keeps Driving Men Insane
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Cult of Not Stalin
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Stalin, both famous and infamous in his own ways, met his end in 1953 but not before creating a cult in the Soviet people in his light (Source). Stalin used force, propaganda, and even famine in order to keep created a god-like persona for himself in the helm of communism and the Soviets. A land […]
Sputnik Revisited
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In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s White House announced that the United States would soon attempt to launch a satellite into space. Within a week, the chairman of the Soviet Space commission announced that Russia would as well. The space race had begun. Then, on October 5th, 1957 Americans woke up to headlines like this … Continue reading Sputnik Revisited →
I Triple Doggie Dare You To Nuke Me
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Why was the Cold War cold? A question that has many answers and is asked by many young, aspiring history students. Well, one simple answer is, nukes. With the unveiling of atomic weapons by the United States in dropping two weapons unlike ever seen before came a race. This race wasn’t a very fun one … Continue reading I Triple Doggie Dare You To Nuke Me
Sixth International Youth Festival
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Coachella, Firefly, Music Midtown, Austin City Limits, all of these are popular music festivals of our day. But one festival … More
Not a BUDAful place to be
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https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g274887-d325279-Reviews-House_of_Terror_Museum-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html In the fall of 2016, I had the privilege of visiting Budapest, Hungary while I was studying abroad. When I was there, I went to a museum called the House of Terror. Little did I know, that the Museum would open my eyes to a part of history I was never taught. The building…
Before the West was Cool: Soviet Hipsters in the 1950s
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I first discovered the stilyagi of the fifties when I saw a movie on Kanopy called Hipsters (2008). Set in 1955 Moscow, the film follows a Komsomol member who falls in love with one these stilyagi. A term for nonconformist, Western-oriented youths, the word stilyagi carried a highly negative connotation in Soviet society. Bonus: Listen to a song about hipsters (written by hipsters) while…
A new direction in the Soviet Union
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After the end of World War Two, the everyday life conditions of Europe changed vastly. World War Two affected all of the world in a variety of different ways. The reconstruction of Europe was the great challenge that each country was faced with resolving. They were also faced with the question of how territory would …
Prisoners of War and “de-Stalinization”
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Last week, I discussed the return of soldiers back into the normalcy of everyday life in Russia. More specifically, the troubles they had to regain that normalcy that they lost by going into war. This week I was interested in exploring another avenue of people returning to society. That being prisoners of the Soviet Union … Continue reading “Prisoners of War and “de-Stalinization””
The Beginnings of the Cold War
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Almost immediately after WWII in Europe concluded in Europe, the Cold War began. This refers to the time between 1947 and 1991. With victory of the Germans in Europe, the two remaining super powers were the United States and the Soviet Union. Though there are many major events throughout the Cold War I believe that … Continue reading The Beginnings of the Cold War
