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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 11h

NEW EPISODE The #KGB #defector who saved #MI5 and changed the #ColdWar

🎧🎧Listen here coldwarconversations.com/episode425/

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 12h

So good people listen to it three times!

Experience the Cold War like never before with Cold War Conversations — an award-winning podcast recommended by The New York Times.

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Filip Kovacevic @chekistmonitor.bsky.social · 1d

Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence?

Perhaps not who you think.

Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social

Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs

Who Was CIA's First Penetration of Soviet Intelligence?

New information on Colonel Georgy Salimanov's defection to the CIA in Germany in 1950 and his later capture by the MGB

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ParadoxTrick @paradoxtrick.bsky.social · 14h

Valiant!

(and Javelins)

#history
#coldwar
#aviation

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 1d

If you enjoy my content please nominate Cold War Conversations in the Discover Pods Awards.

Podcast Name: Cold War Conversations

Podcast Website: www.coldwarconversations.com

Podcast Category: History

Use the link below to nominate us. Many thanks!

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 1d

If you enjoy my content please nominate Cold War Conversations in the Discover Pods Awards.

Podcast Name: Cold War Conversations

Podcast Website: www.coldwarconversations.com

Podcast Category: History

Use the link below to nominate us. Many thanks!

discoverpods.com/2025-podcast...

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HPS.CESEE @hpscesee.bsky.social · 1d

CFP: Recycling in the Cold War Era: Capitalist and Socialist Waste Regimes. Berlin 09.07.2026 - 10.07.2026, Deadline 01.12.2025
URL: www.hsozkult.de/even...

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 2d

"I've heard that @coldwarpod is worth a listen..."

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 2d

"I've heard that @coldwarpod.bsky.social is worth a listen..."

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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 2d

12 October 1988: in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Erich Honecker opens the 3 millionth new flat to be opened in East Germany since a housing policy decision was announced by the SED in 1971 (via Bundesarchiv)

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 2d

Are we there yet? !

Experience the #ColdWar like never before with Cold War Conversations — an award-winning podcast recommended by The New York Times. coldwarconversations.com

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ℕ𝕖𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤🏴🚩 @neonwilderness1.bsky.social · 5d

Soviet soldiers in an Afghan village, ca. 1980s.

#ussr #Afghanistan #coldwar #sovietafghanwar

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ParadoxTrick @paradoxtrick.bsky.social · 4d

Can anyone assist with identifying the weapon system in front of this Victor and what is happening to it?

#aviation
#history
#coldwar

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CIA Shadows @dukieboy2.bsky.social · 3d

It’s chilling how close we came without even knowing it. A few misread signals or nervous fingers, and history could’ve ended differently. The Cold War wasn’t just about strategy- it was about sheer luck.
#ColdWar #History #NuclearNearMiss #GlobalSecurity #threatintel daily.jstor.org/close-calls-...

Close Calls: When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear - JSTOR Daily

Most of the nuclear near-misses during the Cold War were kept under wraps, and they still make for unnerving reading in the twenty-first century.

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 3d

Listen to our #CF104 #Starfighter episodes here coldwarconversations.com?s=starfighter

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 8d

In October 1986, the Soviet nuclear‑ballistic missile submarine K‑219 suffered a mechanical failure while on patrol northeast of Bermuda. (1/3)🧵

#maritimehistory #history #skystorians #coldwar #navalhistory

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TableTopBill @tabletopbill.bsky.social · 7d

Fallex 84, 🇨🇦 Leopard tanks moving through a small village in Germany, Sep 1984. LAC Photo #TankTuesday #ColdWar

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 3d

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #KGB #defector who saved #MI5 and changed the #ColdWar

Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then Reshare this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book. UK Listeners only

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 3d

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #KGB #defector who saved #MI5 and changed the #ColdWar

Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then Reshare this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book. UK Listeners only

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 3d

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #KGB #defector who saved #MI5 and changed the #ColdWar

Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then Reshare this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book. UK Listeners only

T&C's & other ways to enter here

Our latest giveaways

Listen to the author interview here *** UK Listeners only - publisher restriction ***To enter the draw to win a free copy of the book, you will need to do at lea

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 3d

There is an episode with @historyned.bsky.social coming soon to Cold War Conversations

Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 12d

35 years ago today, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory was absorbed into the Federal Republic. If you want to learn more about the rise and fall of the GDR on this auspicious #TagderEinheit, you can check out my new book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/german-de...

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 4d

So good people listen to it three times!

Experience the Cold War like never before with Cold War Conversations — an award-winning podcast recommended by The New York Times.

coldwarconversations.com

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 4d

NEW EPISODE The #KGB #defector who saved #MI5 and changed the #ColdWar

🎧🎧Listen here coldwarconversations.com/episode425/

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 4d

28 July 1986, Berlin: GDR border guards and U.S. military police secure the Wall near Checkpoint Charlie on Charlottenstrasse in the Kreuzberg district after an explosive attack was carried out from the West Berlin side www.alamy.com/28-july-1986...

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 4d

The ideal start to my shift at www.museum.manchester.ac.uk

Don’t miss our new exhibition #Triceratops. Eat, Roam, Repeat.

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