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.

Last, But Not Least. Red Blood Stains White Bark. Kornilov, A Savior? Not In This Revolution. Last, But Not Least. Red Blood Stains White Bark.

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.

Western Styles Infect Soviet Youth. Rock music had been known in the Soviet Union pre-1972, but it was a western phenomenon followed mainly by young people. As James von Geldern mentions. Soviet educators were alarmed by how western influences were affecting their students. A teacher in Moscow in June 1972 wrote a letter. Consider that youngsters sometimes go from trying on foreign fashions to trying on foreign ideas. In The World of Cockroaches.

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