Soviet History

‘I don’t think I’m Wrong about Stalin’: Churchill’s Strategic and Diplomatic Assumptions at Yalta

by Richard Toye on August 31, 2020

On 23 February 1945 Churchill invited all ministers outside the War Cabinet to his room at the House of Commons to hear his account of the Yalta conference and the one at Malta that had

Remembering the Russian Revolution: “Fellow Travellers” in Modern Britain

by David Vessey on November 9, 2017

This week marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution and the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power under the leadership of Vladimir

When did the Russian Revolution end?

by Miriam Dobson on November 7, 2017

With the exception of war, anniversaries are often about beginnings. Last week, it was 500 years since Martin Luther posted

Comrades, our holiday has arrived! Reframing International Women’s Day

by Hannah Parker on March 8, 2016

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Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s a day which, since its conception, has been wrought by ideology, affecting

On the language of ‘authoritarian’ regimes

by Hannah Parker on February 25, 2016

On February 12 2016, Steph Wright (who works on veterans of the Spanish Civil War) and I held a conference on ‘The

Ukraine’s future and the Soviet past

by Miriam Dobson on May 13, 2014

Events in Ukraine over recent months have transfixed the world. Protests which at first seemed confined to a few streets in the capital Kiev, with echoes in the western regions, have now escalated across the