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Oleg Penkovsky
Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet spy who switched allegiances to the West during the Cold War, helped to avert nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Rise and Fall of Nikita Khrushchev: A Soviet Leader's Legacy
This video provides a detailed overview of the rise and fall of Nikita Khrushchev, a prominent figure in Soviet history. It covers his background as the son of a coal miner, his rapid ascent within the Communist Party, and his eventual...
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Puppy Diplomacy and the Cold War
In 1961, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy, the adorable pooch Pushinka, brought the men closer together. Did puppy diplomacy prevent an all out nuclear war?
Hip Hughes History
The Bay of Pigs Invasion Explained
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion? How was the United States involved? Learn about the invasion that sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis and defined US_Cuban relations for more than five decades. Cuban Missile Crisis • The Cuban Missile......
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The Moscow-Washington Hotline: Avoiding Nuclear War with Russia
In 1962, the Moscow-Washington Hotline was established as a quick and accurate means of communication between two of the world's greatest superpowers. Since then, the technology used to facilitate this line of communication has changed...
Professor Dave Explains
John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier (1961 - 1963)
John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...
Professor Dave Explains
John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier (1961 - 1963)
John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...
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Coalition government formed in Laos
Coalition government meets in Laos / aerial of Laos / graphic map of Laos and region / airplane landing / soldiers removing bags of supplies from plane / President Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev meet in Vienna / Prince Bunum na Champasak...
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VP Richard Nixon at the US Fair in Moscow
/ Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet chief Nikita Khrushchev at the United States Fair in Moscow / Nixon and Khrushchev debate, standing next to microphone. VP Richard Nixon at the US Fair in Moscow on July 27, 1959 in Moscow,...
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Khrushchev visiting East Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev waving to crowd outdoors in East Berlin, greeting people. Khrushchev visiting East Berlin on August 13, 1961 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Khrushchev visiting East Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev touring East Berlin, shaking hands with military officials. Khrushchev visiting East Berlin on August 13, 1961 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Ambassador Lodge speaks to Security Council regarding U2 spy plane accusation
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr explains US interpretation of what happened in regard to the U2 spy plane to UN Security Council / 'a Soviet fighter pressed in from the seaward side and tried to force the plane off its course and into...
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Ambassador Lodge explains U2 spy plane course
In Security Council debate in New York, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr gives the lie to Soviet charges that the R-B-47 reconnaissance jet shot down by Red fighters was on a spy flight / He reveals the plane's flight was tracked by US...
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Vice President Richard Nixon opens US Fair in Moscow
/ Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet chief Nikita Khrushchev escort each other into the United States Fair in Moscow / enter into a dome shaped building / Nixon cuts the opening ribbon as Khrushchev applauds / everyone shaking...
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Russian Soviet Archival Footage 1898-1939
WS MS PAN Khrushchev and Bulganin alight from plane, welcomed by Nehru, huge crowds, state leaders in convertible car with parade in city streets / India, AUDIO
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
May Day military parade in Red Square in Moscow in rain
Title card: "Moscow - Russia parades might - in the rain" / Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Georgy Zhukov standing in automobile driving past soldiers standing in formation as he reviews them / close shot of people in crowd applauding /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
After his 1953 death, a look at Joseph Stalin's tenure as leader of the Soviet Union
[GHOC Episode 0-07] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title: "Stalin Dies" with photo of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin / [1930s, Moscow] VS Stalin / VS Soviet Army marches in Red Square; Stalin and officials on the Lenin...
Hearst Metrotone News
Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev meet in the lobby of the United Nations in New York City, New York.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev meet in the lobby of the United Nations in New York City, New York.
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Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev speaks during a United Nations meeting in New York City, New York.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev speaks during a United Nations meeting in New York City, New York.
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Meeting of constructors of a new highway. Opening of the highway. Black government car on road. Khrushchev and Demichev on visit. / Russia, AUDIO
Meeting of constructors of a new highway. Opening of the highway. Black government car on road. Khrushchev and Demichev on visit. / Russia, AUDIO
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A May Day crowd marches through Red Square with banners and large posters of Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov.
A May Day crowd marches through Red Square with banners and large posters of Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov.