Julia Barton

A video of the first chat session between the United States and USSR using Joel Schatz and Joseph Goldin's system.

These video chats helped thaw out the Cold War

US-Soviet relations hit a low point in the early 1980s, but one American and one Russian believed they could bring citizens of the two countries together. They succeeded in building an early video-chat system that allowed Americans and Russians to see and talk with each other across oceans.

These video chats helped thaw out the Cold War
Olympic Mishka statue.

This Moscow man remembers the 1980 Summer Olympics as a beautiful fairy tale

This Moscow man remembers the 1980 Summer Olympics as a beautiful fairy tale

While the world worries about Olympic security, Russian citizens seem unconcerned

While the world worries about Olympic security, Russian citizens seem unconcerned
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American Icons: Television's Dallas

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Beyond Class: Live Chat [Today]

Beyond Class: Live Chat [Today]

Slideshow: Sochi Prepares for the Winter Olympics

Sochi, Russia, will host the next winter Olympics in two years. Many Russians are hoping the winter games will make Sochi a must-see international destination.

Slideshow: Sochi Prepares for the Winter Olympics

Russia's Gazprom Struggles to Keep Europe Warm

Anchor Marco Werman talks to Julia Barton about the cold snap that is engulfing parts of Europe and the challenge it is presenting to Russian energy giant Gazprom.

Russia's Gazprom Struggles to Keep Europe Warm
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Philadelphia Urban Blight

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