The award-winning #podcast preserving the stories of the #ColdWar before they are lost... Produced by Ian Sanders, Fellow of @RoyalHistSoc & at @mcrmuseum
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#OTD 1989: Just one day after the Berlin Wall opens, Bulgaria’s communist dictator Todor Zhivkov is ousted after 35 years in power.
One of Moscow’s most loyal allies is changing.
Across Eastern Europe, communist governments are falling with extraordinary speed.
#OTD 1989: The Berlin Wall opens after 28 years.
A confused announcement sends thousands of East Germans to the border.
Overwhelmed guards open the barriers.
Families reunite. Berlin celebrates.
One of the Cold War's most powerful symbols of division is defeated.
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Top tip for cold war spies: always carry tea cups - so if anyone interrupts your rendez-vous, you can convincingly make it look like an innocent refreshment break via @sightsofthe50s60s70s on @instagram
#OTD 1960: John F. Kennedy narrowly defeats Richard Nixon to become US president at just 43.
He promises to restore American strength in the Cold War.
Within two years, he’ll face the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs and a nuclear confrontation over Cuba.
In 1956, Britain and France launched a secret war to bring down Egypt’s President Nasser. Instead, they exposed the limits of their own power.
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#suez #Eden #Nasser #coldwar
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Historians are thrilled by declassified red X files... top secret:
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Politburo members before going out to Red Square, November 7, 1974. Photo by Sergei Smirnov
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In 1956, Britain and France launched a secret war to bring down Egypt’s President Nasser. Instead, they exposed the limits of their own power.
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#suez #Eden #Nasser #coldwar
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I will highly recommend Ian's podcast on Suez 1956 as it explains well this extraordinarily complicated war/conflict in less than an hour.
In 1956, Britain and France launched a secret war to bring down Egypt’s President Nasser. Instead, they exposed the limits of their own power.
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#suez #Eden #Nasser #coldwar
In 1956, Britain and France launched a secret war to bring down Egypt’s President Nasser. Instead, they exposed the limits of their own power.
Listen here 🎧🎧coldwarconversations.com/epi…
#suez #Eden #Nasser #coldwar
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#OTD 1989 #GeteiltesBerlin
In der Stasi-Zentrale in Ost-Berlin herrscht Unruhe: „In alle Bezirken der DDR kam es am 6. November zu Demonstrationen mit zunehmend aggressiv erhobenen Forderungen.“
Was jedoch niemand ahnt: Noch zwei Tage bis zum Fall der Berliner Mauer.
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A rather interesting sight: Polish Su-7BKL Fitters. Poland operated the type from the mid-1960s until 1990, primarily in the fighter-bomber and nuclear strike roles. Yes, Polish Su-7 crews were trained for the nuclear strike mission and regularly practised simulated nuclear attacks during Warsaw Pact exercises. The Su-7 wasn't exactly known for its range, so I suspect the nuclear mission would have been something of a one-way trip 😶
#OTD 1989: East Germany’s Prime Minister Willi Stoph & his 44-member Council of Ministers resigns as mass protests overwhelm the communist regime.
Hundreds of thousands demand democracy and freedom of movement.
The leadership is losing control.
Two days later the Wall opens
In 1956, Britain and France launched a secret war to bring down Egypt’s President Nasser. Instead, they exposed the limits of their own power.
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#suez #Eden #Nasser #coldwar
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