The Five-Year Plans in the USSR were a series of centralized economic plans aimed at industrializing and modernizing the Soviet Union.
The Glasnost and Perestroika Explained
Glasnost and Perestroika were Soviet policies implemented by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, aimed at increasing transparency and restructuring the Soviet Union’s political and economic systems.
Mikhail Gorbachev Explained
Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, known for his reforms and role in the end of the Cold War.
Siege of Leningrad Explained
The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged and devastating military blockade by German forces during World War II, resulting in the deaths of over one million civilians.
Bitwa pod Mińskiem Explained
The Battle of Mińsk: A significant conflict during the Polish-Soviet War in 1920.
War’s Unwomanly Face Summary
‘War’s Unwomanly Face’ by Svetlana Alexievich explores the untold stories of Soviet women who fought in World War II.