USSR
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. Nominally a union of multiple national Soviet republics, it was a one-party state prior to 1990 governed by the Communist Party, with Moscow as its capital in its largest republic, the Russian SFSR. Other major urban centers were Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR) and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world by surface area, spanning over 10,000 kilometers (6,200 mi) east …
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CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 1 December 2023 English
Of course, the yield of the warhead, height of detonation, weather, geographical conditions, the time of day or night when the detonation takes place, the amount of material available at …
possibility of a nuclear war between the USA and the USSR was considered a real threat. Both had built large … a fictional nuclear exchange between the US and USSR. The plot depicted rising tensions between the two …
IAI: Istituto Affari Internazionali · 1 December 2023 Italian
Landau; 5 The War in Iraq and International Terrorism, Yoram Schweitzer; 6 The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Operation in Iraq, Isaac Ben-Israel; 7 The Victory in Iraq and …
Documentary Analysis of the USSR's Positions; From Perspective of West Germany's Interests; Appendices, Documents; Maps; …
ASI: Adam Smith Institute · 30 November 2023 English
According to the 2020 Energy White Paper, electricity demand could double by 2050. In order to meet these new requirements, and the government’s own ambition to have nuclear make up …
accident in 1986 at the Chernobyl plant in the former USSR (now Ukraine) created massive challenges for the … combination of serious design faults of the (then) USSR RMBK nuclear reactor and poor working practices … catastrophic Chernobyl disaster in 1986 in the former USSR (modern-day Ukraine), the most notable developments …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 30 November 2023 English
Outlining how civil society organizations (CSO) evolved in Turkmenistan, this brief explains how many work in tandem with government to raise awareness of health issues, boost social and environmental protection, …
part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), first as the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist … communist ideology. With the disintegration of the USSR in 1991, Turkmenistan formally declared independence …
IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 30 November 2023 English
The end of 2023 is due to mark a turning point in Georgian history. In December, the European Council will decide whether to award the country European Union (EU) candidate …
more than twenty years covering news from the ex-USSR for Radio France Internationale (RFI), France 24 … Ivanishvili, although not that well known even in the ex-USSR, is not just another of Russia’s billionaires: …
RAND Corporation · 29 November 2023 English
Russia’s manipulation of Ukraine, which culminated in the 2022 invasion, demonstrated that Russia was willing to resort to all means necessary to secure a regional sphere of influence that included …
the recreation of a union on the territory of the USSR [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics].”7 At the …
RAND Corporation · 29 November 2023 English
This report presents an analysis of the pathways from climate change to conflict and how that relationship is unfolding in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). The …
international disputes over water allocation ever since the USSR collapsed,” and they hypothesize that climate change–induced …
RAND Corporation · 28 November 2023 English
This report details the theoretical motivation and design of a wargame meant to address the lack of serious games that consider nuclear weapon employment and tools available to teach stakeholders …
growth of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force … during the Korean War in 1953, China vis-à-vis the USSR in 1969, and Richard Nixon apropos Vietnam in 1969 …
KEI: Korea Economic Institute · 28 November 2023
The adage is a reference to a story (well known to all educated Chinese) of the State of Yu and the State of Guo, of the Warring States period, with …
was to remain dependent on and controlled by the USSR. The Chinese decision to dispatch a large expeditionary … a triangle de-facto alliance was born, with the USSR acting as the senior partner, China being second … Sino-Soviet schism. The schism not only killed the USSR-China alliance, but allowed North Korea to position … people were extremely wary of any attempts by the USSR or China to interfere in North Korean domestic politics … of excessively close relations with China or the USSR.2 After the collapse of the communist bloc, in the …
RAND Corporation · 28 November 2023 English
Ensuring military access to the territory of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific in the event of a future conflict with China is a critical concern for U.S. policymakers. By …
“Drifting Towards War: The British Chiefs of Staff, the USSR and the Winter War, Novem- ber 1939–March 1940,” …
