During the Cold War, Czechoslovakia stood apart from some of its Warsaw Pact partners by developing its own small arms. This included the Sa vz. 23, a “no-frills” submachine gun that was ahead ...

During the Cold War, Czechoslovakia stood apart from some of its Warsaw Pact partners by developing its own small arms. This included the Sa vz. 23, a “no-frills” submachine gun that was ahead ...

The shocking death of Czechoslovakia’s foreign minister – and son of its founding father -- just after the 1948 Communist coup was a pivotal moment in Cold War history. Based on new diplomatic ...

Decades after the end of the Cold War, experts are still debating whether the Soviet Union actually stored live nuclear warheads in three top-secret bunkers in Czechoslovakia. We visited the ...

Thirty years ago, communism suddenly collapsed across central and eastern Europe. Soviet rule, that had seemed ruthless and permanent, was ended by people power. And nowhere did change seem more ...

During the cold war, the nuclear arsenal of the nine countries with nuclear capabilities was able to destroy the globe 18 times over. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share this article Comments ...

Czech women were not forced to become prostitutes for Soviet troops," he went on, taking a swipe at America's war in Vietnam. "Nobody can be happy that the crisis was solved that way, obviously.

Thirty years ago, communism suddenly collapsed across central and eastern Europe. Soviet rule, that had seemed ruthless and permanent, was ended by people power. And nowhere did change seem more ...