Helsinki in the Cold War

The atlas holds 11 people and 12 moments here, from 1952 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Olav V, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Notable people

  1. Bob Hawke

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…

  2. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  3. George H. W. Bush

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  4. Gerald Ford

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

  5. Indira Gandhi

    in 1983

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  6. Italo Calvino

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…

  7. Konstantin Chernenko

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…

  8. Marlon Brando

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…

  9. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  10. Olav V

    from 1961 to 1980

    2 moments here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

  11. Ronald Reagan

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

Moments

  1. 1952 Helsinki Olympics reporting trip Italo Calvino
  2. 1959 Visit to Helsinki en route to the USSR Dorothy Hodgkin
  3. 1961 State visit to Finland Olav V
  4. 1967 UNICEF charity appearance Marlon Brando
  5. 1975 Helsinki Conference journey Konstantin Chernenko
  6. 1975 Helsinki Final Act signing Gerald Ford
  7. 1980 State visit to Finland Olav V
  8. 1982 Socialist International meeting Bob Hawke
  9. 1983 National Museum appearance Indira Gandhi
  10. 1988 Stops in Helsinki Ronald Reagan
  11. 1990 Helsinki summit on Persian Gulf crisis George H. W. Bush
  12. 1990 Helsinki Summit Mikhail Gorbachev

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