Reaction from Moscow, and a conversation with former United States National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski.

In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, protests and unrest continued continued across Europe, and the Soviet Union was having increasing trouble holding its sphere of influence together. Today you'll learn about the labor strikes of...

In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big...

In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big...

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Dictators are overthrown in part 6 of our epic journey through the revolutions that set the power dynamics of our modern civilization.

Follow a cryptic journey to uncover the truth behind a mysterious note, inspired by the enigma of Twin Peaks.

What is "Tag der Deutschen Einheit"? What does "Tag der Deutschen Einheit" celebrate? Which unification of Germany does "Tag der Deutschen Einheit" celebrate? Does it have to do with the 1st Reich, 2nd Reich or 3rd Reich? Find out all...

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.

After World War Two, Germany was temporarily split into 4 “allied occupation zones” . The Soviet Union took East Germany and East Berlin, and the Allied Powers took West Germany and West Berlin. The strict policies of the East soon...

The air war by the Allies begins. The Allies started jamming Baghdad's radar defences. The jamming gave the game away. Iraqi radars were blinded, but 3,000 anti-aircraft guns and 60 missile batteries began firing wildly into the sky....

Was there any hint that the was going to fall when Rory Maclean was there in the spring of 1989? How important was Moscow and the decision that Gorbachev made?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 2

Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Ronald Reagan

After World War Two, Germany was temporarily split into 4 “allied occupation zones”. The Soviet Union took East Germany and East Berlin, and the Allied Powers took West Germany and West Berlin. The strict policies of the East soon caused...

Reflecctions on the Public Life and Legacy of George H. W. Bush

Does Putin feel like he is in a position of strength or is his troublemaking a profound weakness? Does Rory MacLean think we might be looking back at our failure of underestimating the Putin regime? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory...

What became of Rory Macleans optimism of those days when the wall fell? What are his thoughts on what went wrong in Russia?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 3

After World War Two, Germany was temporarily split into 4 “allied occupation zones”. The Soviet Union took East Germany and East Berlin, and the Allied Powers took West Germany and West Berlin. The strict policies of the East soon...

What was West Berlin like just before the wall fell? When in West Berlin, how obvious was the wall at the time?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 1

On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to the people of West Berlin, calling upon the Soviet Union to tear down the wall that divides the city.

George H. W. Bush had a pretty extensive resume, and after eight years as Reagan's Vice President, he got his turn in the hot seat. He served just one term, which focused largely on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Persian...

By the 1960s, the world's two largest communist countries, the Soviet Union and China, were not getting along so well. Mao Zedong, the leader of China,and Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, both had different...

Ronald Reagan was the first celebrity to become president, and as we now know, he wasn't the last. His presidency saw huge changes in both economic and foreign policy. What were these changes? What were the ramifications? Let's get a...

The very basics to understanding the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. An emphasis on the foreign policy of containment with specific examples spanning the event.