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A 1961 map of the USSR and its neighbours from a British newspaper in 1961, showing the country’s “expansion.” North Korea was established in the 1940s as a buffer between the USSR and the West. While China became a communist state in October 1949, the two countries always had a cul...
Since the beginning of the space race, only four countries have successfully accomplished missions to the moon. Creator Program Space1 year ago Visualizing the World’s Space Debris by Country Responsible This visual breaks down just how much space debris is currently orbiting the Earth, and ...
but also many of the poor countries. While leaching off Russia all those exes could afford to behave like this, insulting Russians at every turn for a very simple reason: the West paid them to do so. In other words
This narrative resonated with many newly independent countries in Asia and Africa, which were wary of Western interference and sympathetic to the anti-imperialist stance of the Soviet Union. In addition to its rhetorical and diplomatic efforts, the Soviet Union took concrete steps to counter the ...
(and levels of autonomy within) ethnic homelands; the spatial pattern of actual and potential territorial claims; linkages between environmentalism and nationalism (with an emphasis on the Baltic and Central Asian republics); parallels and differences between the USSR and other countries; and ...
Among the major accomplishments described are those involved in mapping of Russia's natural resources; the development of the principal branches of thematic cartography; comprehensive mapping of the Earth and individual countries in the form of comprehensive global and national atlases; and the ...
On 3rd August 1968, Brezhnev made a speech [which was publicised after the Czech invasion] outlining his view that it was the duty of Warsaw Pact countries to invade any Communist country who attempted to make any capitalist reforms. These actions, argued Brezhnev, threatened the stability of ...
But the real life of these countries was sad. Latvians and Estonians hated Russians considering them part of the occupation (this fact did not prevent them from renting rooms to tourists). Lithuanians behaved a little more restrained, but only because they felt stronger. Lithuania has always be...