The stand-off in Ukraine has revived memories of the Cold War, but for many under the age of 40 the events of that conflict now seem far off.
The US, UK and France were allied with the communist Soviet Union during World War Two, but as it became clear victory in the War was approaching new battle lines started to be drawn. What followed was 45 years of tension, marked by espionage and proxy Wars involving client states, all undertaken with the knowledge of the nuclear catastrophe that actual War would bring.
People who experienced the key events of the conflict describe how it affected them - and Cold War expert Scott Lucas, of Birmingham University and EA WorldView, explains how they fitted into the bigger picture.
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