A Walk in Kiev – From Medieval Town to Post-Soviet Metropolis
Founded as a trading post back in the 5th century in the Ostrogoth region on the far eastern border of … Continue reading A Walk in Kiev – From Medieval Town to Post-Soviet Metropolis
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Communist Highlights in Prague and the Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia had existed as an independent state since the end of WWI and the dissolution of the Austrian Empire. However, … Continue reading Communist Highlights in Prague and the Czech Republic
Base Tuono – Cold War Surface-To-Air Missiles in Italy
Just like West Germany, post-WWII Italy found itself on the border with a communist dictatorship, Marshal Tito’s Yugoslavia. Even though … Continue reading Base Tuono – Cold War Surface-To-Air Missiles in Italy
A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
Architecture is possibly one of the disciplines where the ringleaders of the Nazi dictatorship invested most, for it provided a … Continue reading A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
Warbirds in Texas
The immense state of Texas is in the foreground of the panorama of historical aviation, thanks especially to the CAF – … Continue reading Warbirds in Texas
Hitler’s Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
During the last two years of WWII, the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany was slowly retreating from the eastern front, pushed … Continue reading Hitler’s Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
Minsk – A Soviet Capital of the New Millennium
Belarus is exceptional in the panorama of post-soviet countries. Maybe thanks to its geographical location, next to the heart of … Continue reading Minsk – A Soviet Capital of the New Millennium
The Border Forts of Czechoslovakia Against Nazi Germany
The Maginot line – a line of forts running along the French border with Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium – … Continue reading The Border Forts of Czechoslovakia Against Nazi Germany
Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
Between the end of WWII and the collapse of the USSR in the early Nineties, Germany was caught in the … Continue reading Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
Regierungsbunker – Federal Germany’s Atomic Shelter
Soon after the end of WWII it was realized that nuclear weapons could pose a real threat to the survival … Continue reading Regierungsbunker – Federal Germany’s Atomic Shelter
