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expansionism, Soviet a policy of military, strategic, economic, and ideological expansion in the Soviet Union after
World War II. In this era, the Soviet Union constructed a formidable nuclear arsenal and enormous conventional forces, and tested a nuclear weapon (September 1949). It supported Communist insurgencies in Greece and Italy and put pressure on Turkey to allow Soviet military access to the straits connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The Soviet Union also invaded Hungary (1956), sponsored and led nationalist movements in the
Third World, and invaded Afghanistan in 1979. The postwar era of Soviet expansionism ended with
Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of
glasnost, which was designed to save and strengthen the Soviet system but which instead contributed to its collapse.
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Soviets Seen Set to Quit Afghanistan; Ninth Anniversary Of Invasion Observed
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/28/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...be used to withdraw Soviet troops in return for Soviet restraint." Armacost said, however, that the Soviets have been "unrestrained...call into question the Soviet commitment to a peaceful...Despite chiding the Soviets for continuing "offensive...
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Soviets Bolstering Afghanistan Ties; Moves Seem to Guarantee Influence After War Ends
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/13/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...costs for the 9,000 Soviet civilian advisers. The Soviets are also seeking to...Kabul. Some of the Soviet presence also undoubtedly...infrastructure, including Soviets seen in Afghan leader...parade. But much of the Soviet activity is devoted...
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Soviets Said to Plan Major Military Cut; Gorbachev May Announce Move
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/7/1988; ; 700+ words
; The Soviet Union's ruling Politburo has decided to order a major cut in Soviet armed forces that may be announced at the United Nations Wednesday by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, authoritative Soviet sources said today. An official in...
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Soviets Display Devices Of Alleged `Spy Mania'; Spokesman Denounces `Revolting' Tactics
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/10/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...devices allegedly taken from the Soviet Consulate building in New...and residential quarters for Soviet employes of the United Nations...Eavesdropping equipment that the Soviets said was uncovered in buildings of the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco...
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Soviets Fire Back On Rights; Kremlin Says U.S. Has Own Problems
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/20/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...allowed to come to the Soviet Union for medical care...been championed by the Soviets. One senior American diplomat called the Soviet tactic "nonsense...of Congress and Supreme Soviet deputies, Soviets raised examples of racism...
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Soviets Rebuff Poles on Troop Pullout; With Hard-Liners Ascendant, Moscow Says Withdrawal Will Take Three Years
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/13/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...President Lech Walesa, a senior Soviet diplomat said withdrawal of...1994, in part because the Soviet Union had no place to house...It was the first time the Soviets have spelled out exactly how...countries and dissolve the Soviet-dominated Warsaw Pact military...
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SOVIETS TO CUT ARMED FORCES *THOUSANDS TO BE PULLED FROM EAST BLOC.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/8/1988; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Michael Parks Los Angeles Times Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, in a...negotiations, announced Wednesday that the Soviet Union would unilaterally reduce its armed...the U.N. General Assembly, said the Soviet Union would cut its overall troop strength...
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Soviets Complete Pullout From War in Afghanistan; Moscow Reiterates Call for Arms Cutoff
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/16/1989; ; 700+ words
; The Soviet Union pulled its last troops out of Afghanistan today...West relations and cost the lives of nearly 15,000 Soviet soldiers. Lt. Gen. Boris Gromov, 45, the Soviet Union's last military commander in Afghanistan, crossed...
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Soviets Postpone Launching Of Unmanned Shuttle Craft
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/29/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...to have a crew. The Soviet shuttle can carry at...American experts said the Soviets are likely to begin with...American boosters, the Soviet boosters appear to be...speculate on whether the Soviets intend to reuse them. The main engines on the Soviet shuttle use liquid oxygen...
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Soviets, Afghans Signing Local Economic Pacts; U.S. Analysts Split on Implications for Pullout
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/7/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...citing continuing Soviet military construction...evidence that the Soviets are digging in deeper...Afghanistan that the Soviets are preparing to...and they note that Soviet military deliveries...technical agreements the Soviets are signing with...The accords involve Soviet material ...
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Soviet
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...suppressed in 1905, the soviets reappeared in nearly...of 1917. With the soviet in Petrograd setting...initially based on soviets, and the state structure...For most of the Soviet era, the Supreme...communist party of the soviet union; february...1974). The Soviets: The Russian ...
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Soviet-Finnish War
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
SOVIET-FINNISH WAR The Soviet-Finnish War of 1939 – 1940, which lasted 103 days and is commonly known as the "Winter War," had its origins in the Nazi-Soviet Pact of August 23, 1939. The secret protocols of that non-aggression...
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Afghanistan: Soviet Intervention in
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...In mid-1979, the Soviets sought the removal of...people into rebellion. Soviet President Leonid I...missiles curtailed the Soviet advantage of air power...the resistance as the Soviets lost heart. Non-aligned...United Nations against the Soviet troop presence in Afghanistan...
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Defectors, Soviet Era
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...CIA operations against the Soviet Union. Another controversial...Alexander Orlov, an agent of the Soviet NKVD, who defected to Spain...that he remained loyal to the Soviets. When high-ranking KGB officer...away and re-defected to the Soviet Union, the case was highly...
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...studying various aspects of the Soviet Union. This makes the amount...quantify. The history of the Soviet Union begins with the Russian...workers councils, known as soviets, began to sprout up throughout...officially established the Soviet Union in December 1922. Lenin...
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