1981 ⟶ Soviet Submarine Runs Aground in Sweden

A Soviet submarine, the U137, runs aground not far from the ...
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🕵️ Kim Philby Defects to the Soviet Union & Portuguese Guinea War Begins

Kim Philby, the leader of the Cambridge Five, defects to the Soviet Union from Beirut. The fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea begins.⟶
Kim Philby Defects to the Soviet Union & Portuguese Guinea War Begins (1963)
EspionageCold WarSoviet UnionDefectionCambridge FiveDecolonizationPortuguese GuineaAfrica

🤿 Soviet Submarine Runs Aground in Sweden

A Soviet submarine, the U137, runs aground not far from the Swedish naval base at Karlskrona.⟶
Soviet Submarine Runs Aground in Sweden (1981)
Soviet UnionSwedenSubmarineCold WarMilitaryEspionageNavalU-137

📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses

President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses (1982)
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy

👤 Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader

Yuri Andropov becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Union.⟶
Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader (1982)
AndropovSoviet UnionLeadershipCold WarPolitical TransitionUSSR

🕵️ Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested

Soviet spy Dieter Gerhardt is arrested in New York.⟶
Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested (1983)
EspionageSoviet UnionCold WarIntelligenceUSGerhardt

🇦🇫 Soviet Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan

Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan.⟶
Soviet UnionAfghanistanWithdrawalWar1989Cold WarCollapse of USSRMilitaryProxy War