The Brezhnev Doctrine was a Soviet foreign policy that asserted the right to intervene militarily in any socialist country that deviated from the principles of communism.
The Warsaw Pact (1955) Explained
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states in response to the creation of NATO.
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Explained
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was a military intervention by Soviet-led forces to suppress the Prague Spring reforms in 1968.
Uprising of 1953 in East Germany Explained
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany was a widespread protest against the communist regime’s policies and economic conditions.