How the Cold War made the modern world
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Welcome. To the History Extra Podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine. For most of the latter half of the twentieth century, the The world was frozen in a standoff.
The Cold War era was defined by the ideological fissure between capitalism led by the United States and communism espoused by the Soviet Union. But in a new book, Vladislav Zubok challenges much of the accepted wisdom that has shaped perceptions about the Cold War since nineteen ninety one. Danny Bird spoke to him to find out more. Your book's title is The World of the Cold War.
Now I was born shortly before the Berlin Wall came down, so I remember next to nothing about the Cold War. And for the benefit of those people listening who are either too young or might even need reminding. What exactly did this world look like? Well, Danny, you may be called lucky to be born shortly before the wall fell because it was the period of immense exultation and uh hopes for the future of the global order. I grew up
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