Soviet Union

Van Cliburn’s Cold War Victory

May 25, 2017 History

Stuart Isacoff takes us back to 1958 to relive Van Cliburn’s stunning victory at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.

The Russian Revolution

February 22, 2017 History

Russian historians Daniel Orlovsky and Boris Kolonitsky join us to talk about how the Russian Revolution of 1917 brought about the Soviet Union and eventually the Russia of today.

The Highs And Lows Of U.S. Foreign Alliances

November 2, 2015 History

This hour, we’ll talk about the tricky business of working with other nations while maintaining our values with Ted Galen Carpenter, co-author of “Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes.”