Tag: Geopolitics

December 26th, 1991 saw one of the most influential moments of the 20th century. Mikhail Gorbachev announced on Soviet TV, that he resigned his position as General Secretary of the Communist Party, and that the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. Half a century of being close to nuclear apocalypse was over. But this is earth, meaning long-lasting tranquility is...

            On the 30th of November, 1939, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declared war on Finland, a much smaller country to the west, beginning what would be known as the Winter War. After months of fruitless negotiations, fears of attack by both sides, and Soviet demands for territory that were refused, the USSR launched a massive ground and...