History, examined beyond the frame.

The Soviet Union’s 50-megaton test was an immense demonstration of power. Its history also runs through Sakharov’s objections and the limits of the 1963 test ban.

Soviet troops attacked before dawn on November 4, 1956. Hungary’s government fell, but armed resistance, flight and public protest continued.

How Che Guevara changed his appearance in 1966 with dental prosthetics, hair removal and false identities before his secret journey into Bolivia.

Che Guevara’s December 1964 UN address placed Cuba’s revolution before a global audience. The speech, diplomatic records and a later Algiers address reveal different parts of that moment.

Follow Che Guevara from the Algiers speech through the Congo and Bolivia campaigns. The chronology separates political disagreements, failed operations and the circumstances of his 1967 execution.

Che Guevara’s 1965 Algiers speech challenged the economic conduct of socialist states. Its arguments illuminate a diplomatic dispute without proving that the speech caused his later death.

In 1965, Che Guevara brought a Cuban mission to support rebels in the Congo. Diaries and diplomatic records reveal the mission’s divided alliances, practical obstacles and eventual withdrawal.

Che Guevara’s Bolivian campaign ended with the capture of a depleted guerrilla group in October 1967. Declassified reports help distinguish the campaign’s final events from later retellings.