Often called “the Soviet Union’s Vietnam War”, the conflict in Afghanistan began at Christmas in 1979 and dragged on for a further nine years, causing the deaths of over 25,000 Soviet soldiers and ...
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How China and the Soviet Union nearly went to war
In 1969, Soviet and Chinese forces clashed along the Ussuri River near Damansky Island. What began as a border dispute escalated into deadly firefights involving artillery and armored units. Both ...
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