Cold War Insights

"This impressive monograph captures Sarajevo's fleeting Olympic moment, when the city stood as a proud 'Oasis' in a divided Cold War world. Casting non-aligned, socialist Yugoslavia in the best possible light, a transformed Olympic Sarajevo revelled in its role as a bastion of peace and tolerance, and as a culturally, economically, and environmentally progressive cosmopolitan city. In conveying this rich history, Jovanović succeeds in challenging ingrained perceptions of the Cold War Olympics and of Yugoslavia's final decade."
—Richard Mills, author of The politics of Football in Yugoslavia.

"This impressive monograph captures Sarajevo's fleeting Olympic moment, when the city stood as a proud 'Oasis' in a divided Cold War world. Casting non-aligned, socialist Yugoslavia in the best possible light, a transformed Olympic Sarajevo revelled in its role as a bastion of peace and tolerance, and as a culturally, economically, and environmentally progressive cosmopolitan city. In conveying this rich history, Jovanović succeeds in challenging ingrained perceptions of the Cold War Olympics and of Yugoslavia's final decade."

Explore Mao's Ideologies and Transformative Impact on China and the World

Finland is the only Soviet neighbor to have fought the Red Army and survived as a sovereign nation. The 105 day war between Finland and the Soviet Union during the winter of 1939-1940 provided many insights into cold weather operations and demonstrated the superior training and leadership of the Finnish armed forces.