BACKGROUND
‘Gorbachev Stole My Conkers’ is an action-packed adventure set in Afghanistan during the cold war, with missing tombs, espionage and Russian plots to secure oil and gas. The story weaves between true events in the 1950s up to the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s. The characters are iconic British, Russian and American politicians imagined as younger selves in a world of Agents and double-crosses; as old allies try to counter communist expansion.
Political comedy, and a spotlight on the ‘great game’ and its ripples into the 20th Century. This is a fast-paced adventure that will have you rooting for the underdog while laughing and crying at the absurdity of politics in a changing world.
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The cold War in Afghanistan
The Cold War in Afghanistan was played out between Russia and America from the 1950s - 1970s. Both wanted influence in the region.
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President Daoud in the 1970s
Afghanistans President Daoud famously said I” feel the happiest when I can light my American cigarettes with Soviet matches.
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Bactria Afghanistan
Bactria was north of the Hindu Kush mountain range and south of the Oxus river, covering the flat region that straddles modern-day Afghanistan.
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First Anglo Afghan War
The first Anglo Afghan War was largely fought because Britain were worried that Russia was going to invade and threaten Britains their Indian interests.
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Afghanistan in the 50s and 60s
The country was a very different place in the 1950s and 60s and these images published by the ‘Atlantic’ provide a window back in time.
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Boris was a character
Boris was a very colourful Russian leader in the late 1980s and Early 1990s who took over from Gorbachev when he left office
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Conkers
The Game of Conkers played in the school playground during Autumn
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Cricket
Cricket a British invention loved by many
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Espionage and Bugs
The Cold war mainly played out between Russia and America but influencing East and West