Collections
Collections contain selected sets of historical documents related to a specific topic, region, or event.
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POST-STALIN SUCCESSION STRUGGLE
Stalin's successors jockeyed for control of the Soviet Union following his death on 1 March 1953.
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PROJECT RYAN
The KGB operated a worldwide intelligence network to monitor indicators and assess the likelihood of a surprise nuclear missile attack.
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PURGES IN 1950S CHINA
Political purges were a common phenomenon in 1950s China. This collection focuses on the so-called Gao Gang and Rao Shushi Affair.
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RADIO FREE EUROPE AND RADIO LIBERTY
Declassified US government documents on Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
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RAPACKI PLAN
On October 2, 1957, Polish Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki proposed the denuclearization of Central Europe.
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REFORM AND OPENING IN CHINA, 1978-
China's policy of reform and opening, launched by Deng Xiaoping, transformed its economy, the end of the Cold War, and the world.
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REPATRIATION TO NORTH KOREA
Koreans in China, Japan, and elsewhere returned or were repatriated to North Korea throughout the Cold War.
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RYSZARD KUKLIńSKI COLLECTION
Ryszard Kukliski was a Polish colonel and Cold War spy for NATO who passed top secret Warsaw Pact documents to the CIA between 1972 and 1981
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SADDAM HUSSEIN'S IRAQ
Records from Saddam Hussein’s regime released by the Conflict Records Research Center.
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SINO-AMERICAN CONFRONTATION, 1949-1971
The People's Republic of China and the United States squared off against one another from 1949 through 1971.
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SINO-AMERICAN COOPERATION, 1972-1989
After 1972 and until Tian'anmen, China and the United States China cooperated in resolving a range of global issues and problems.
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SINO-FRENCH NORMALIZATION, 1964
On 27 January 1964, France and the People’s Republic of China officially established diplomatic relations.
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SINO-INDIAN BORDER WAR, 1962
China and India fought a brief but consequential war in late 1962 over disputed territories in the Himalayas.
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SINO-JAPANESE NORMALIZATION, 1972
A collection exploring the normalization of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Japan in 1972.
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SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS
Once war time enemies, relations between China and Japan were often quite cordial during the Cold War.
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SINO-SOVIET ALLIANCE, 1950-1959
In 1950, Mao Zedong "leaned to one side" and forged an alliance between China and the Soviet Union.
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SINO-SOVIET BORDER CONFLICT, 1969
The Sino-Soviet Border Conflict of 1969 escalated the split into a direct and deadly armed clash.
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SINO-SOVIET RAPPROCHEMENT, 1985-1989
At the tail end of the Cold War, there were many international attempts to foster rapprochement between China and the Soviet Union.
51 Documents