The main concern of the Soviet Union during the Cold War was to match or exceed American and NATO military might so as to deter any offensive action on their part -- or emerge victorious from any direct conflict. Hand in hand with this concern, the Soviet Union also sought to establish friendly rulers and governments in other nations in the world-community.
The Cold War was between the Soviet Union and Western democracies.
The Cold War started in 1945 and ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The US and the USSR were the leaders of their respective sides during the cold war.
The Soviet Union (USSR, or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
break up of the Soviet Union
The space race was part of the cold war with the soviet union.
Several men presided over the Soviet Union during the Cold War; the last leader of the Soviet Union was Boris Yel'tsin.
The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers but had very different political ideas.
United States and the Soviet Union
US Verses USSR.
The Cold War resulted from lack of trust between the U.S and The Soviet Union.