From the last phases of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, a period of turmoil and conflict dominated the planet known as the Cold War. During that time, this clash was the center of global politics, threatened international peace, and caused a buildup of nuclear arsenals, which today has sparked Operation: Iraqi Freedom. As we now look back at the conflict, it is frightening to see how many times …showed first 75 words of 1553 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1553 total…of its former self after Brezhnev's administration. Mostly everyone knew that after 1988, the USSR was doomed, and that it was simply a matter of time before the once-great nation would become separate again. However, most of the former Soviet nations are still united together in a league called the Commonwealth of Independent States, which allows free trade, Now, in the Twenty-First century, the US and Russia are allies, fighting a common enemy known as terrorism.