USSR Established December 30, 1922 - This Day In History

Dec 30, 2023 | In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine and the Transcaucasian Federation (divided in 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan and Armenian republics). Also known as the Soviet Union, the new communist state was the successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the world to be based on Marxist socialism

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Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back

Jul 10, 2022 As Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues, we look at the opportunities Russia failed to take after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

This is a meditation on the collapse of the USSR, why Russia failed to take the opportunity that followed, and where this leaves the world here and now.

When Five Cambridge University Students Became Soviet Spies | Secrets Of War | Timeline

Oct 25, 2020 • They were five disillusioned young men studying at Cambridge University in the 1930's when they were secretly recruited by Soviet agents. They went on to become the most successful spies of the 20th century, penetrating both American and British governments at the highest levels.

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30 Years after the Collapse of the USSR - Spring of Hope or Winter of Despair? | DW Documentary

Jan 17, 2022 • Thirty years ago the Soviet Union, the bastion of communism, fell apart after member states declared their independence. What do people who were born at that time think about the USSR? We ask young adults in Georgia, Ukraine and Russia.

While Ukrainian Sergey Sobol and Georgian Irakli Rusadze see their future in Europe, Russian Igor Tischkowetz is convinced that Russia is the place to be. Thirty years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, none of these young men longs to be back in the USSR. Still, there are a few remnants of the era that Igor Tischkowetz appreciates. A report by Juri Rescheto.

Back in USSR: Unique Photos Show Soviet Life in the 50s through the Eyes of US Diplomat

CREDIT: Photograph from Martin Manhoff archive, used with the permission of Douglas Smith

Remembering the Fall of the USSR

Twenty-five years ago, the Soviet Union was officially dissolved, putting an end to almost 70 years of its history. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna explains Soviet-US relations.

Moscow: Nostalgia for Communism 25 Years On | DW News

It has been 25 years since Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the last leader of the Soviet Union. Today, the Communist Party is in the opposition, and many communists express nostalgia for the old days. But do they really want to go back to the USSR?

Discovery Channel - End of the USSR
Documentary about collapse of the Soviet Union


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