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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep7 – After Stalin

After Stalin Thaw is conceivable with Stalin dead and Eisenhower in the White House. Stalin’s chief of secret police is[…]

Reds The world is polarized across an ideological divide. Following Stalin’s domination of Eastern Europe, and the loss of China,American[…]

Korea Mao Zedong proclaims the People’s Republic of China–the country is now lost to the West. In June 1950, North[…]

Berlin Berlin is a Western enclave in Eastern Europe. The Soviets blockade the city, but the allies airlift in supplies.[…]

Marshall Plan The United States adopts the Truman Doctrine–it will defend freedom, worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to[…]

Iron Curtain The Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. Churchill warns about the consequences. Stalin insists that the governments of the[…]

Comrades Though ideological enemies, the Soviet Union and the United States are allies against Hitler during World War II. At[…]

Bear bombers Since 2005 old Soviet-era Bear bombers has started testing British air defences, just like in the Cold War.[…]

British Vulcan Bombers The story of how British Vulcan bombers successfully penetrated US air defences in the early 1960s to[…]

Structure of the Soviet KGB Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video[…]