The Velvet Revolution In The Regions
Viewed from Prague, the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia was ‘joyful’. But, as some Czechs would discover, not all revolutions are equal.
Cold War
Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Nightmare
During the Cold War, nearly a quarter of all the world’s nuclear testing took place in Kazakhstan, in secret. In 1986, a high-profile disaster in Ukraine changed that.
When the World Went Cold
Just two years after victory in the most murderous war in history, the divisions between the Soviet Union and the Western powers became unbridgeable.
‘The Doomsday Machine’ by Daniel Ellsberg review
Revelations about the US nuclear codes during the Cold War from the man who helped draft the policy.
Why the Prague Spring was Doomed to Failure
‘Socialism with a human face’ came head to head with the realities of Soviet communism during the Prague Spring of 1968.
The Nuclear Confrontation
An invigorating take on the Cold War reveals the views of Russian scientists, politicians and senior military figures.
Iran: Britain’s Cold War Crucible
During the Second World War, Britain and the Soviet Union worked together in oil-rich Iran. Cooperation was to degenerate into suspicion at the dawn of the Cold War.
Soviet Spy Swap
Gerald Brooke’s time in a Soviet prison was a pivotal moment in Cold War espionage.
Yugoslavia’s Very Secret Service
The UDBA is probably the least known major espionage agency of the Cold War. It remains influential, despite the break-up of the country it was formed to defend.
The BBC Book of War
What role was the BBC to play if the cold war became hot? For the first time, the corporation has given detailed access to its plans for a Wartime Broadcasting Service following a nuclear attack. Paul Reynolds reveals its secrets.