Category Archives: Cold War communication

Secondary Source: “Soviet Reactions to Foreign Broadcasting in the 1950s”

Posted on April 26, 2015 by mclareb

Tolz, Vladimir, and Julie Corwin. “Soviet Reactions to Foreign Broadcasting in the 1950s.” Cold War Broadcasting: Impact on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: A Collection of Studies and Documents. By A. Ross. Johnson and R. Eugene Parta. Budapest: Central European … Continue reading →

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Primary Source: “On distributed communications”

Posted on April 26, 2015 by mclareb

Baran, Paul. “On distributed communications.” Volumes I-XI, RAND Corporation Research Documents, August (1964): 637-648. Entry by Samuel Stone In this memorandum, Paul Baran, a RAND Corporation researcher, proposes a new system for an American communications system, very similar to the … Continue reading →

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Primary Source: “Optical Fibers and their Applications” (Soviet speech, 1976)

Posted on March 7, 2015 by mclareb

Groszkowski Janusz. 1976. „Światłowody i ich zastosowania”. Przemówienie powitaine; February 16-17, 1976; Jabłonna, Poland. Entry by Ola Morehead Pervasive in contemporary discussions of Cold War scientific research carried out in the Eastern bloc is the belief that the Soviet political agenda hindered scientific progress. … Continue reading →

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