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There is an on-going disagreement about whether or not Ronald Reagan's policies brought the Cold War to an end.
In one camp, there are those who believe that it was Reagan, almost alone, who ended the "Soviet menace". They point to the fact that it was...
Started by Amlord on
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by 31 people.
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So the president resisted Soviet expansion and pressed down on Soviet weakness....
He warned that the Soviet Union had an insatiable drive for military power and territorial expansion nonetheless emerge from within its dark corridors.
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Okay, I term this a plausibility problem, because I see it as a constant theme brought up in timelines, however its difficulties aren't adequately addressed. Now, this thread is one that I would actually like to be disproven by those with good knowledge...
Started by Killer300 on
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by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at alternatehistory):
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In a scenario just before the second world war, how might the Soviet Union later develop a more effective military than they possessed OTL over the course of the cold war?
How might this force look in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s?
What changes might effect...
Started by Wing_Silver on
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by 7 people.
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However a shorter Axis-Soviet War seeing a more rapid Soviet victory in this model is going to affect of potential resources....
Thus the soviet bloc would very much likely be a major world power today.
Within the political system.
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In a scenario just before the second world war, how might the Soviet Union later develop a more effective military than they possessed OTL over the course of the cold war?
How might this force look in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s?
What changes might effect...
Started by Wing_Silver on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at alternatehistory):
However a shorter Axis-Soviet War seeing a more rapid Soviet victory in this model is going to affect of potential resources....
Thus the soviet bloc would very much likely be a major world power today.
Within the political system.
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Why do nationalists dislike the Soviet Union?
I believe the Soviet Union was as a function much like Revolutionary France; a national revolt (meaning a revolt by the nation) against a state that was unwilling or unable to support it. Both were at first...
Started by by Andropov on
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by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at politicsforum):
Concerning....
And by extension the other Soviet republics) Communism was strengthened worldwide, as Russian might and personal character, but this doesn't render Soviet Communism in any period a move toward an evolutionary national identity.
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Let's assume in WW2 US isn't willing to invest in the Manhattan Project, so in order to defeat Japan the Allies might have to go ahead with Operation Downfall which will lead to million of deaths. If US doesn't have to nuclear deterrent and if Stalin ...
Started by ccdsah on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at alternatehistory):
Nope, Soviet Sea Lion is as doomed as its German counterpart the Soviets will probably....
Soviet Navy was as pitiful as German by largest and most powerful navy in the world.
Where you can stretch pontoon bridges and send T-34s across .
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Soviet nation of [USSV] peaceful nation.
No want war, only want to spread joy of communism throughout the Lyra.
Yet capitalist dogs seek to stop us, they fear soviet ideals. Fear what they not understand.
But communism will rise strong. We are the iron...
Started by Sandcastle Smasher on
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by 12 people.
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And joining the massive server zerg bloc is totally the way to go
USSV ppl, I never really liked most of you.
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Posted Today, 12:28 AM
After bugging my dad for months, I managed to convince him to dig up (and give me) some of his old watches. I have been reviving a trickle of old watches in various states of disrepair, among them were some eastern bloc watches....
Started by Jeremy Fisher on
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by 2 people.
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For all that I reckon it's a nice piece and probably quite rare... .
Nor was it the first Chinese quartz (Beijing salesman's bias) .
Posted Today, 01:51 PM
Not wishing to sound picky, but the Shuangling would have been made in the 1980s or 90s, not the 1960s .
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I have been collecting and using Soviet cameras for about a year now, and I love them. They are really great, fun to use, and durable. Great optics too.
Here is the brand new Zenit Automat I bought for 100 bucks. Made in 1990 yet never opened! Wont use...
Started by by Aeroflot on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at soviet-empire):
Are you a professional? My grandmother would often tell me that ... .
WOW! You take some beautiful pictures.
Was in my opinion the best SLR system in the Eastern Bloc, with great reliable and ergonomic design the Soviet Lubitel TLRs as well.
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Okay, I term this a plausibility problem, because I see it as a constant theme brought up in timelines, however its difficulties aren't adequately addressed. Now, this thread is one that I would actually like to be disproven by those with good knowledge...
Started by Killer300 on
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by 4 people.
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