From Elsewhere: Remembering the Cold War.
When the Berlin Wall fell and the formerly Communist slave states of Eastern Europe at last had their freedom, a lot of people rushed…
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From Elsewhere: The way it was. Getting to West Berlin during the Cold War.
Found a little historical gem online. It’s a Cold War British government film about the correct procedure for getting to West Berlin from the…
Book review – Sedition by Vladimir A Kozlov and others
‘Sedition – Everyday resistance in the Soviet Union under Khrushchev and Brezhnev’ – Authored by Vladimir A Kozlov, Sheila Fitzpatrick, Sergei V Mironenko, O.V…
No help from Britain for Syrian Christians – A moral scandal that we need to talk about
The asylum system of any free nation should, if it is to be fair, primarily benefit those who are from communities or cultures that…
Friday Night Movie number 128 – Hostile Waters
I was pleasantly surprised to discover the existence of ‘Hostile Waters’ a made for TV movie produced in 1997 and starring Rutger Hauer, Martin…
Friday Night Movie number 101 – ‘Sebastian’
A Cold War thriller for you this week starring Dirk Bogarde as Sebastian, the eponymous central subject of the film. Sebastian, is a highly…
Friday Night Movie number 99 -‘Highly Dangerous’
A cracking little adventure movie for you all this week from 1950, made during the early days of the Cold War. ‘Highly Dangerous’ is…
