Historical Reviews
Structured analysis of key events in world history
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Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. The US-Soviet confrontation over Soviet missiles in Cuba became the climax of the Cold War.
World War I
The global military conflict of 1914–1918 that became one of the largest and most destructive in human history.
World War II
The largest armed conflict in human history (1939–1945). A war that claimed over 70 million lives and changed the world order forever.
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the USSR from 1924 to 1953. One of the most controversial figures of the 20th century: for some—the victor over fascism and creator of a superpower; for others—a tyrant responsible for millions of deaths.
Russian Revolution of 1917
Two revolutions of 1917 — February and October — that radically altered the course of Russian and world history. The fall of the three-century-old Romanov dynasty, the crisis of power, and the establishment of Soviet rule became one of the pivotal turning points of the 20th century.