Key Figures
Leader: Lavrentiy Beria
Geopolitical analyses and chronicles addressing the decisions, influence, and historical impact of Lavrentiy Beria.
3 articles
Published Chronicles & Analyses
Superpower Conflicts
The First Chechen War 1994-1996: The Battle of Grozny and Russian Defeat
Yeltsin's decision to suppress Chechen independence by force, the disastrous losses in Grozny, and the humiliating Khasavyurt Accord.
Geopolitical Chronology
The Death of Stalin and the Khrushchev Thaw in the Soviet Union
The end of Joseph Stalin's iron rule, the elimination of Beria, and the start of the de-Stalinization process under Nikita Khrushchev.
Superpower Conflicts
The Soviet-Yugoslav Split of 1948: How Tito Defied Stalin
An analysis of the biggest ideological and political earthquake in the communist world: how Yugoslavia said 'no' to Stalin and survived Soviet threats.