Leonid Kravchuk

Moscow Summit, May 1972: Nixon & Brezhnev (The Era of Détente Begins) It is ironic that Nixon and Kissinger are identified with the beginning of détente, as first Nixon only intended to have limited accommodation with the Soviet Union. Nixon believed that no summit meeting without adequate preparation had the prospect for concrete agreements. Both Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger based their policies on the principles of negotiations, nuclear sufficiency and linkage. While Nixon was the quintessential

revolutions in the Central Asia and the Baltic states. The inability to keep up with the United States economically in the 1970s and 1980s along with the later reforms to improve the Soviet economy in Gorbachev’s term led to the downfall of the USSR. Leonid Brezhnev had taken over as the head of the Communist party in 1964 by replacing Nikita Khrushchev, an anti-Stalinist who strived for reform and modernization in the USSR. Brezhnev was an old Communist that wanted to keep the government and its policies

Union. Communism is replaced by capitalism, Russians can travel abroad and Internet revolution has long since reached the country. Russia connoisseurs are comparing just the Putin-controlled period, which the country is in now, with 18 years under Leonid Brezhnev from 1964 to 1982. Prime Minister Medvedev has talked a lot about modernization, but stagnation is the word that recurs when talking

Hitler the fascist regime merely changed from Hitler’s “Third Reich” to Stalin’s “Red Army” in 1944-45. The same could be seen in Khruschev who shifted from non-aggressive too aggressive in Hungary October 31st 1958 (Zubok, p.117). Next, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev invaded Prague, Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1968, which was dubbed the Brezhnev Doctrine, which states “Moscow has the right to intervene in any country where a communist government had been threatened.” (History.state.gov, 2014). This

Why did the Warsaw Pact intervene in Czechoslovakia in 1968 but not in Poland in 1980? When conducting a comparative analysis there are several arguments that need to be developed in order to come up with a feasible conclusion. Therefore by using a three-fold approach I will be exploring the question of why the Warsaw Pact intervened in Czechoslovakia but not in Poland. One could begin by focusing on the origin of the reforms in both countries. Czechoslovakia adopted a “top down” approach headed

The month of November in Ukraine was interesting, to say the least. Politically, the Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych attempts to reform amending bills, while also socially ignoring the decline in press freedom. However, a major noteworthy article appeared on the stands: Ukraine goes offshore. This article is probably one of the most important events that occurred in November, which discusses revenue lost on offshore tax schemes. As an attempt to electronically expand Ukraine’s political

Abstract: This article discusses the end of the Cold War, covering the period from Reagan?s inauguration to the reunification of Germany, which marked the end of the last remnant in Europe of the Cold War. It looks at several factors that brought the conflict to a close: arms control, human rights issues, and ongoing conflicts in Latin America between the Soviet Union and the United States. The most important meetings and summits between the United States and the Soviet Union are discussed, including

time where: Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter,Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. Also in the (USSR) “Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Konstantin Chernenko and Mikhael Gorbachev where leaders in the Cold War for the USSR. Why did I mention these people? Because without these people there would be no Cold War. You would not be reading this so that is why these

English 113 Giang, Nguyen Composition Professor Annette McGinnis Paper #2: Observation No families with kids growing up would want to raise them up in an execrable neighborhood since environment influences kids the most. That is probably why every relative questioned Mr. Bao’s moving into a house in the most dangerous city in Orange County, Santa Ana. According to “OC register”, Santa Ana has the highest crime rate in OC, up to 869 cases a year in 2016

Sino-Soviet Split Thesis: The reasons for the Sino Soviet split can be placed upon the political, economic and social difference between the nations; especially the ideological differences. Political Long Term * Stalin feared Mao as a rival for the leadership of the communist world * Didn’t want the Cold War to spread to Asia * Stalin underestimated the CCP * Believed the GMD would be stronger, * Wanted the communists to unite * Even when the victory