Consisted of 15 different republics in the period 1922-1991
Shchedryk was the name of the song when it was played as part of the New Year celebrations in Ukraine. Calol of the Bells is best known for in the rest of the world. The melody is beautiful. But Shchedryk actually has a very special role in Ukrainian history. The song helped to promote…
The Katyn massacre is actually a series of massacres carried out by the Soviet Union against Polish military and police officers. The massacre was named after the Katyn forest, where German soldiers discovered mass graves after executions as early as 1943. The series of massacres also included mass executions in Soviet prisons. The executions…
Cuba is on the verge of collapse. After the Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuba was dependent on economic aid from the Soviet Union and later Russia. Among other things, this dependence had an impact on the energy supply. Cuba’s energy supply was based on cheap oil from the Soviet Union. As long as they had…
On 21 August 1940, Leon Trotsky was killed by a Spanish communist in Mexico. The murder was probably commissioned by the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky was the Soviet Union’s deputy leader after Lenin until Lenin’s death. After Lenin’s death, a power struggle arose in the communist party. Stalin won that power struggle. Leon Trotsky…
The 1969 Ice Hockey World Cup has gone down in history as the most legendary. There are two reasons for this. It is the most even championship of all time and it was the two games between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. In the end, the Soviet Union became world champions, Sweden number 2…
In Russia, the end of World War II is celebrated on May 9. The term is The Great Patriotic War. Actually, this is part of what we call World War II. First and foremost, the Great Patriotic War is the term for what we call the Eastern Front. The Great Patriotic War at school…