Mikhail Baryshnikov

Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he was sent to teach in military academy in Riga, and I was born then.

American Dancer

Richard Corliss

Soviet moviegoers gazed enviously on the jalopy that took the Joads from Oklahoma to California. The message Russians took from 'The Grapes of Wrath': even the poorest capitalists have cars!

American Writer

M. Stanton Evans

Soviet expansionism in Europe, the battle for control of China, and the 1950 invasion of South Korea would shatter once-euphoric dreams of post-war cooperation with the Kremlin.

American Journalist

Mikhail Gorbachev

The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.

Statesman

Elliott Abrams

Reagan did not wait out the Soviets; he beat them.

American Lawyer

The term 'soviet' is historical and often linked to the era before 1991.

Historical Usage

Originally, 'soviet' referred to revolutionary councils during the 1917 Russian Revolution.

Revolutionary Origin

While commonly associated with Russia, soviets existed in various Soviet Union republics.

Not Always Russian

'Soviet' as an adjective describes something characteristic of the Soviet Union's culture or style.

Cultural Identifier

'Soviet' can describe anyone or anything from the former Soviet Union, not just Russia.

Not Just Russian

The adjective can carry political connotations related to communism or socialism.

Politically Charged

'Soviet' as a noun relates to the national identity of people from the Soviet Union.

National Identity

The term for citizens is historical; after the Soviet Union's fall, people identify by new nationalities.

Historical Context

Remember, 'Soviet' includes a diverse group of ethnicities, languages, and cultures.

Diverse Backgrounds

 religious significance still for me as a Catholic my favorite world leader is Margaret Thatcher but i'm not sure if i'd actually switch places with her because she seems to have found a very admirable job helping to bring down the soviet union without an 8th grader from indiana trying to steal her job so i think that probably switched places with

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 that's more known for its intelligence and the military actually had some experience trying to use animals as bombers during world war ii they had looked at sending bombs along with fine animals like bats or pigeons with time these animal training efforts became more dangerous later on in the cold war the soviet

The Surprising...

 got in my mind with my back turned I'm gonna try to track where it is every time you switch it it'll be up to you and I won't influence you okay at the end of it I'm gonna try to tell you exactly where the hundred dollar bill is and if I'm wrong the money is yours okay Soviet okay good to me okay here we go

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 soviet-style communism has been replaced by Islamic extremism and the economic tension the Soviet Union has been replaced by China we don't fear nuclear war with China but the point is as all three tensions are alive and well and you see the problem is is they all know

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 in between those two landmarks in ham's life he flew into space he experienced weightlessness and re-entry months before the first human being to do it Soviet cosmonaut yuri gagarin when i click on you in agra gardens page i get this guy who was surprisingly short in

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 fighters devolved into civil war chaos that paved the way for the rise of the taliban the initial core of the taliban were former mujahideen afghan holy warriors who you know with u.s and pakistan support fought against the soviets and kicked

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 hurting this is not an emotional decision I have studied Marx I don't even know what life is like here in six months you're gonna regret what I told the Soviet said I know things I had a very high security clearance I was a radar

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 not necessarily all people but if you lived say i don't know in the soviet union in the 1930s life was very grim but when you looked at the propaganda posters on the walls that depicted the glorious future

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 typed which said in so many words volunteers wanted to help find a cure for the common cold by volunteering ken earl becomes an unsuspecting guinea pig in the war against the soviets

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 mountains i think it's the phantom who's there but you never see it after the fall of the soviet union in 1991