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Detente: Was it really relaxed?

For many, this time in Soviet history is seen as a time of relaxation in international relations between the U.S. and Soviets. When I think about this time it isn’t merely a period of relaxation, but a conditional era of co-existing between two superpowers. The Cold War was never really cold, it had seen many…

The Hammer Strikes

Most of us are familiar with the Red Army due to their infamous retaliation toward the Germans after the Battle of Stalingrad. The Red Army consisted of people who fought for more for themselves, but for sheer survival to not go quietly into the night. Often at times, I would find myself wondering how and…


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