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The Caribbean Flashpoint Crisis marked the catastrophic end of Gorbachev's glasnost and the return to hardline Soviet leadership, ultimately triggering the final phase of the Cold War. What began as a regional proxy conflict in Costa Rica escalated into direct...

The February Committee designates the governing coalition of hardline Communist Party officials, military commanders, and state security leaders who assumed control of the Soviet Union following the February 8-12, 1989 coup d'état. Led by General Secretary Dmi...