The Letter G
The surname of the last leader of the USSR
What is Gorbachev?
Subjected to a Soviet-led invasion in 1979, warred for a decade before the Taliban took over
What is Afghanistan?
1985-1991
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
The US-backed economic 'care packages' intended to help Europe recover after WWII, nothing but influence spreading according to the Soviets
What is the Marshall Plan?
What Reagan called the Soviet regime as part of his antagonistic first term in office, heating up the Cold War
What is an evil empire?
The policy put in place by Mikhail Gorbachev to create greater freedom of expression and accountability for the government's actions
What is Glasnost?
A nation still struggling to free itself of Russian influence, joined the CIS in 1991 to detach from the Soviet Union, currently in conflict
1924-1953
Who is Joseph Stalin?
What is perestroika?
The year the Berlin Wall 'fell' (when East Germany opened the borders accidentally)
What is 1989?
The US president that oversaw the end of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union (without really doing anything to make it happen)
Who is George H. W. Bush?
One of the Baltic states, the first to declare its independence of the Soviet Union on Jan 19, 1991
What is Lithuania?
1964-1982
Who is Leonid Brezhnev?
The economic combination of Soviet and Eastern European states to strengthen the Communist economic machine, led by Russia, sounds a bit like where those in cosplay might frequent
What is COMECON?
Any arms reduction policy signed by both the USA and the USSR during the Cold War
What is SALT/SALT II/INF Treaty/START/
The Romanised name of the State Committee on the State of Emergency, the coup-makers
What is the GkChP?
The leader of this staunchly Communist nation was executed along with his wife via firing squad on live television, as part of a bloody overthrow of the regime
What is Romania?
1982-1984
Who is Yuri Andropov?
The actual name of 'Star Wars', the bluff used by the Reagan government to make Soviet governments believe their nuclear arsenal was useless
What is the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)?
The name of the straight-to-TV movie that turned the heads of most Americans, including President Reagan, to the realities of a nuclear fallout
What is The Day After?
The first name of Yanayev, the head coup-maker and hardline Communist, Vice President of the Soviet Union at the time, Gorbachev hater
Who is Gennady?
Lesser-known Soviet state, capital of Baku saw major riots over independence from 1990 onwards, 120 people were killed in Soviet army engagements with civilians, separated in October 1991
What is Azerbaijan?
1953-1964
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
Alexander Dubcek coined the term 'socialism with a human face' as part of his attempt to give greater freedom to his people; the country he led, invaded by the Soviets crushing his 'spring'
What is Czechoslovakia?
The US President you described as 'Humanitarian, Humble, Hard-working'
Who is Jimmy Carter?