1986 was an exciting year in the world of foreign policy, especially for the Americans and Soviets. Here’s a brief rundown of events that sets the tone for this article: March 7: The United States orders the Soviet Union to reduce staff members of the Soviet, Ukrainian, and Belorussian missions to the United Nations toContinueContinue reading “1986: Gorbachev Reacts to US Mass Expulsion of Soviets on Heels of Reykjavik Summit”
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Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 27
27 October 1962 / Enciphered cable from Havana, from Alekseyev on the inevitable intervention To Comrade N.S. Khrushchev TOP SECRET Reproduction prohibited Copy No. 12 No. 0181sh 27/X/62 Enciphered Cable [Translator’s note: Distribution for this cable is as follows: Brezhnev, Voronov, Kirilenko, Kozlov, Kosygin, Kuusinen, Mikoyan, Podgornyy, Polyanskiy, Suslov, Khrushchev, Khrushchev, Shvernik, Grishin, Rashidov, Mazurov,ContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 27”
Translating History 