In 1983, former Cork South West TD Jim O’Keeffe was involved in the discovery of a Russian spy ring in Dublin. His story now features in a new RTÉ documentary, writes Robert Mulhern

When incompetence in the Kremlin turns murderous, its incumbents can begin to tremble, says Nina L. Khrushcheva.

Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989

Richard Fitzpatrick reads a fascinating account of tumultuous events in the early 1980s when the Cold War threatened to erupt into all-out confrontation.

RONALD REAGAN, the B-movie star who became the 40th President of the United States, was the only professional actor to have reached the White House.