Haunted by Stalin's Ghost
Catherine Merridale examines competing versions of Russia's troubled past in the light of present politics.
Cold War
Above and Beyond: The Apollo Space Race to the Moon
In 1969 men set foot on the Moon for the first time. The Apollo space programme that put them there was the product of an age of optimism and daring very different from our own, argues André Balogh.
The Soviet-American Arms Race
John Swift examines a vital element of the Cold War and assesses the motives of the Superpowers.
A Monastic Revival: The Russian Orthodox Church
Stella Rock sees a renaissance of religious traditions at what was one of Russia’s most vibrant monasteries before the Soviet purge.
Turning Points in the Vietnam War
Viv Sanders takes issue with some all too common assumptions.
Under the Mushroom Cloud
The Cold War has become this year’s hot media topic. Taylor Downing welcomes the chance to look more critically at the era of ‘mutually assured destruction’.
CND: The Story of a Peace Movement
Sue Donnelly introduces the archives of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and a project to make them accessible to a wider audience.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
John Swift examines the events that led the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe.
The Dark Side of the Moon Race
John F. Kennedy’s commitment to put a man on the Moon in the 1960s is remembered as a utopian vision. In reality, it was a purely political project that he soon came to regret.
The Berlin Wall: A Secret History
The Berlin Wall was a tangible symbol of the suppression of human rights by the Eastern bloc during the Cold War, but Frederick Taylor asks whether it was more convenient to the Western democracies than their rhetoric suggested.