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The State and Culture of Soviet Russia. Globally, television was booming in the 1970s and 1980s, as it became an industry that entertained and often pushed certain political agendas. Zoot Suiters and the Wicked West.

Young, Wild, and Communist. Student Intelligentsia Spark a Revolution. Typically when soldiers return to their home countr.

Homepage for 20th Century Russian History. The years leading up to the war were extremely tumultuous for Afghanistan. In 1978 the Soviet Union installed a communist regime in Afghanistan known as the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

8220;We Want God! Workers praying at the Gdansk shipyard. The people of Poland wanted more than what the Soviets had to offer. They sought the happiness and truth only the Church could offer. John Paul II in Poland, 1979.

Boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games. Out With the Old in With the New. This picture was taken in 1912 by the Russian photographer Sergei Mikhail.

Exploring the Secrets of the Soviet Union with Mike Gjormand. The Olympic Boycott and the Boycott of the Boycott.

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