Cold War
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Russia shows its teeth with Victory Day parade
Speed Read Why this year’s Red Square event was worth watching
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Did Corbyn meet a Communist spy during the Cold War?
Speed Read Jan Dymic who’s described as a ‘smoothie’ is thought to have met the Labour leader several times
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Stanislav Petrov ‘the man who saved the world’ dies in Russia aged 77
Speed Read Former Soviet colonel averted certain cold war nuclear disaster thanks to ‘gut instinct’ in 1983
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US and Russia spar over vetoed Syria sanctions
Speed Read Anger as Moscow blocks UN sanctions over regime's use of chemical weapons
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Sea cucumber enthusiast 'finds missing US nuke'
Speed Read Canadian diver solves an enduring mystery of the Cold War - and other tall tales
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Bridge of Spies: the real story behind Spielberg's Cold War film
In Depth Spielberg's film uses real events, but overplays its portrayal of Donovan as a lone freedom fighter
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The Cuban Missile Crisis – how close to nuclear war did we get?
In Depth 53 years ago today, a nuclear war between the US and USSR was narrowly averted after Khrushchev 'blinked'
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How to invest for the new Cold War
In Depth As political tensions create instability, investors should make sure their portfolios are able to cope with nasty surprises
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Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands: the pros and cons
In Depth From the Falklands war to financial deregulation and the poll tax, Thatcher transformed UK politics
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Cyprus: risk of new 'cold war' as Putin threatens loan pull-out
In Depth Ordinary Cypriots are sympathetic to the Russians, who have boosted economy during the recession
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Cate Blanchett mesmerising in Big and Small role
The Week Recommends Blanchett's dazzling performance makes this grim Cold War play worth catching at the Barbican
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Did Bowie bring down the Berlin Wall?
Speed Read The British rock star spent three years living in the city and a later concert there stirred opposition to the wall
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