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Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. However, the rocket engines shut off too early, and the ...
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Book on Soviet dissidents wins Pulitzer Prize
The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans won a Pulitzer Prize on May 5. The Pulitzer Prizes are ...
When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the “grandest” ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for ...
In the freezing winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland, expecting an easy victory. Instead, they ...
In a stash of photos obtained by Hasidic Archives, families who had smuggled across the border between the Soviet Union and ...
Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II. The centerpiece of the Victory Day ...
From industrial juggernaut to economic disaster, the Soviet Union’s economy tells the dramatic story of a global superpower ...