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View the limitations of diplomacy and arms control that became evident at the Reykjavik Summit in 1986. Then see Romanian, Czech, and Lithuanian reforms set the stage for the Berlin Wall's destruction and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union. Includes ABC News archival footage, interviews with newsmakers, and commentary.

Explores the history of the Central Asian states, from the breakup of the Soviet Union to the early twenty-first century.

Examines the history of the South Caucasus during the Soviet Union, and the transition to current day.

Explores the history of the Baltic states, from the breakup of the Soviet Union to the early twenty-first century.

Recounts the road trip across America by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and President Eisenhower in the fall of 1959 at the height of the Cold War.

"After returning to the United States, Kennan set out to generate public outrage over the plight of the exiles, writing the renowned Siberia and the Exile System. He then went on a nine-year lecture tour to describe the suffering of the Siberian exiles, intensifying the newly emerging diplomatic conflicts between the two countries which last to this day. In a book that ranks with the greatest adventure stories, Gregory Wallance's Into Siberia is a thrilling work of history about one man's harrowing journey and the light it shone on some of history's most heinous human rights abuses"--.

"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night. The Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third--and final--world war"--Provided by the publisher.

A history of the Cold War, focusing on the escalation of the stand-off between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1952 and 1963, and discussing the role of various leaders and other participants on both sides of the conflict.

"An account of the Cold War spies whose survival depended on carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help avert global nuclear war and, in so doing, changed the global landscape"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an account of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 from both the U.S. and Soviet perspectives, looking at the factors that led to the crisis, and discussing how the dangerous situation was defused.