Masterpieces of History: The Peaceful End of the Cold War in Europe, 1989
submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures
on 10/14/18
1
One of history's greatest achievements is the peaceful resolution of the Cold War. After twenty years, the "masterpieces of 1989," as Canadian scholar Jacques Levesque called them, still pose many unanswered questions. Why exactly did the Cold War end, and how did it end so peacefully? When did Soviet policy change towards Eastern Europe? What factors determined Moscow's response to the events of 1989, and was the use of force ever considered by the Gorbachev government? (ref: HAPP 20100921)
