soviet union. — Podcast Episodes

How did citizen protests help end the cold war?

On this episode of UnTextbooked, producer Lap Nguyen and Professor Susan Colbourn unpack the power of citizen protest and the crucial factors that eventually brought the contentious war to a peaceful end.

Season 3, Lap NguyenUnTextbooked PodcastJanuary 5, 2023history, Cold war, soviet union., NATO, protest, citizenship

Was the fall of the USSR inevitable?

On this episode of UnTextbooked, producer Ismail Assafi and Professor Vlad Zubok revisit those final years of the USSR exploring whether it could’ve been saved, and what precedents its fall set for modern day geopolitical climates.

Season 3, Ismail AssafiUnTextbooked PodcastDecember 22, 2022history, Russia, soviet union., Gorbachev, reforms, European history

Did anyone win the Cold War?

Anya Dua, Season 2, FeaturedJeff EmtmanDecember 6, 2021Cold war, geopolitics, war, military, afghanistan, politics, proxy war, embargo, trade, ussr, usa, soviet union.