life. It's a mistake that could cost him his political career - and in the process lose the West a vital ally.Last week, Saakashvili ordered his army to invade South Ossetia, a small breakaway province of Georgia that has been independent since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991...
Why was there a war in Sarajevo? Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan? Why didn't the Ottomans invade Austria during the Napoloeonic Wars? Why were the Visigoths pushed into the Balkans? Why didn't Germany surrender before the Battle of Berlin?
The plotters of a coup attempt against Gorbachev were immediately arrested. Most remained in jail for more than two years. After Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the former Soviet Union…
Why did the Soviet Union fall? Why was Serbia upset about Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia? Why was Serbia upset with Austria-Hungary? Why did Austria-Hungary collapse? Why did Russia defend Serbia in the Bosnian Crisis? Why did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia? Why did Kosovo de...
1991: USSR President Gorbachev resigns ALEXANDER NEMENOV // Getty Images 1991: USSR President Gorbachev resigns Christmas 1991 marked a new phase for world politics whenUSSR President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation from his position,and the fall of the Soviet Union was confirmed. His 10...
1991: USSR President Gorbachev resigns ALEXANDER NEMENOV // Getty Images 1991: USSR President Gorbachev resigns Christmas 1991 marked a new phase for world politics whenUSSR President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation from his position,and the fall of the Soviet Union was confirmed. His 10...
Twenty-five years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, they crave the stability that the nationalist president represents.
Beyond that point, according to the law of diminishing returns to scale, complexities, breakdowns, and inefficiencies begin to drive average costs back up. The collapse of massive state-owned enterprises in the old Soviet Union and the historic bankruptcies of Enron and New York City are notable...
Why did a Brady Bunch Christmas movie get so heavy? Well, it was designed as a test pilot for a new Brady series, eventually titled The Bradys, that would have revolved around the kids and followed more adult storylines. The result is pretty cheesy, but old-school Brady Bunch fans will...
Not long after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial earth satellite, Congress passed the National Defense Education Act (NDEA). The act was intended to improve and strengthen all levels of the U.S. school systems and incentivize students to pursue further education. The NDEA ...