Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a Russian and former Soviet politician. He was the eight and last leader of the Soviet Union, having been General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. He was the country’s head of state from 1988 until 1991. Take a look below for 30 more…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian nationality. Leading the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, he served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and as the nation’s Premier from 1941 to 1953. Take…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About The Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident. It happened on April 25, 1986, in the number 4 light water graphite moderated reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, which is a small town in the northern Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fascinating facts about…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a massive concrete barrier in and around Berlin, Germany, that physically and ideologically divided Berlin into East Berlin and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, during the era of the Cold War. West Berlin was a geographical loophole through which thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West. In response…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About The October Revolution
The October Revolution is officially known in Soviet literature as the Great October Socialist Revolution and is commonly referred to as Red October, the October Uprising, the Bolshevik Revolution or the Bolshevik Coup. It was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolsheviks and Vladimir Lenin that was instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of…