Cold War clash between the West and Communism

  In thinking about the Cold War clash between the West and Communism, consider authors such as George Kennan, Ronald Reagan, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Also consider the commentary provided by Whittaker Chambers in his book Witness [available on the Course Page]. How do these figures reflect on the nature of the USSR? What was at stake in the Cold War? What choices were presented to the world in the middle of the Twentieth Century?