#soviet

I got a cable from New York saying that what I'd written about the growth of Soviet agricultural production didn't make sense because the same levels were reached under the czars. I wanted to confirm it, but by then the censors were on to me. ↗

— Harrison Salisbury

#agricultural #because #cable #censors #confirm

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former Soviet Union. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#former #likely #materials #nuclear #seeking

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before. ↗

— Kathryn Bigelow

#courage #examines #film #force #heroism

According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#afghanistan #after #aid #army #began

Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#almost #breakup #brought #carry #conflict

Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#always #america #defending #difference #either

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China? ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

#asian countries #because #britain #china #contain

If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#empire #existed #fact #fairly #i

Without Jimmy Carter we might not have gotten Ronald Reagan, without Ronald Reagan there would probably still be a Soviet Union. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#gotten #jimmy #jimmy carter #might #probably

The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#been #done #excuses #failures #greatest