In 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation. After years of tension with the Soviet Union, Reagan and then-Russian leader General Secretary Gorbachev in Geneva, Switzerland. Leaving 1985, President Reagan addressed the hope that he sees for the United States and for freedom. I found it appropriate for those of us heading into 2021. Good…
Based on the Elseworld comic book by Mark Millar from DC Comics, ‘Superman: Red Son’ is directed by Sam Liu and gives an alternate take on the Man of Steel who landed in the Soviet Union instead of Smallville, Kansas. Superman (Jason Isaacs) rises to power, becoming a propaganda tool for the Soviet Union. Lex…
Directed by Armando Iannucci, ‘The Death Of Stalin’ is a British dark comedy that satirizes the chaos that ensued following the death of Soviet Union despot Joseph Stalin. After receiving a harsh note from pianist Maria Yudina (Olga Kurylenko), Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) reads it and has a cerebral hemorrhage and dies.…
The Throne of Saturn: A Novel of Space and Politics is written by Conservative novelist Allen Drury. It takes us to an alternate history of the Cold Era where the United States and the Soviet Union enter into a second space race, but this time, it is a journey to Mars. NASA is planning a mission…
Legendary film director Steven Spielberg brings us a historical Cold War drama in Bridge of Spies, based on the book of the same name, starring the brilliant actor Tom Hanks. The film tells the true story of the arrest of Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy caught in the United States. He was defended by lawyer…
