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Rosenberg, Julius, Ethel. 1918,1916-53. First US civilians executed for spying for Soviet Union.
Soviet Union. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Andropov, Yuri. 1914-84. Soviet chief of state, 1984: advocated efficiency.
Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.
April Theses. 1917. Lenin’s plan for Soviet takeover of state power from provisional government.
Beria, Laurenty. 1899-1953. Soviet commisar in charge of Stalin’s security police 1938-.
Berlin Wall. 1961-89. Soviet troops erect. US guarantees West Berlin’s freedom.
Brezhnev, Leonid. 1906-82. Soviet First Secretary 1964-. Detente. Brezhnev Doctrine.
Brezhnev Doctrine. 1968. Justified Czech invasion by Soviet right to defend Socialism worldwide.
Bulganin, Nikolai. 1895-1975. Soviet Prime Minister 1955-8 with Khrushchev.
Cuban Missile Crisis. 1962. Kennedy blockades Cuba to prevent Soviet missile installation.
De-Stalinization. 1956. Soviet denunciation of Stalin’s regime and policies.
Dubcek, Alexander. 1921-92. Czech First Secretary, 1968-9. Attempted reforms led to Soviet Invasion.
Ehrenburg, Ilia. 1891-1967. Soviet writer.
Gagarin, Yuri. 1934-68. Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space, 1961.
Georgia. 6C BC Achaemenid. 4C BC Alexander. 65BC Rome. 330 Christian. 4-5C Sassanids, Byzantine dispute. 6C Sass. 7C Moslem. 8C 2 Kingdoms. c1000 United. 1220 Mongol(E). 14C United. 15C Turk/Persian. 1801 Russia. 1918 Independent. 1921 Soviet Republic. 1991 Independent. CIS.
German Democratic Republic. (GDR). 1949-90. East Germany. People’s Republic in Soviet mould. COMECON. Warsaw Pact. 1990 Germany.
German-Soviet Pact. 1939-41. Nonaggression agreement. Divided Poland, Baltic between USSR/Germany. Left Hitler free to invade Poland, starting WWII.
Helsinki Group. 1976. Soviet dissidents who monitor human rights aspect of Helsinki Accord. Orlov. Shscharansky.
Joukov, Gheorgi. 1896-1974. Soviet marshal, won battles of Moscow 1941, Stalingrad 1943.
Kalinin, Mikhail. 1875-1946. Soviet Head of State, 1919-46.
Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.
KGB. 1954-. Soviet secret police. =Cheka -1922; GPU 1922; OGPU 1923-34; NKVD 1934-46; MGB 1946-53. 1991 Split into FSB (domestic) and FIS (foreign).
Khrushchev, Nikita. 1894-1971. Soviet leader 1953-64. Berlin Wall 1961. Hungarian Uprising 1956. Malenkov.
Kiangsi Soviet. 1931-4. Chinese Communist Provincial government vs Nationalists under Mao. Long March.