By Caroline Alexander The Soviet military often used unpowered balloons before World War II, and they made a resurgence in the Cold War. Now they’re being used in the Ukraine war, along with ...
Following three days of commission sessions, the delegates, from 33 countries, embarked on a two-week tour of dams sponsored by the Soviet Ministry of Power Station Construction. Bowman’s 18-pag ...
“There are almost no studies devoted to the facts of cooperation between the Church and the Soviet authorities,” writes historian Nikolai Zayats. Red Army soldiers take out icons and church ...
Firearms experts pointed out some of the features in the grainy photo, suggesting that the rifle is actually a Soviet cousin of the AK, the SKS. It was designed in the 1940s by another famous ...
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People who grew up in the Soviet Union would say they all smelled like Krasnaya Moskva. Russian for “Red Moscow,” Krasnaya Moskva (Красная Москва) is the name of a neatly packaged ...
Following UN rules, it gave much of its contribution in rubles, an infamously unconvertible currency that generally limited Soviet actions overseas. In the hands of UN officials, however, these ‘weak’ ...
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev took power in 1985 and introduced reforms, as well as opening up the Soviet ...
The lack of transparency around Kamala Harris’ nomination as Democratic candidate for president reminds the writer, an immigrant from the former USSR, of Soviet-style machinations. Ministry of ...
Media reports indicate that Harris will now propose a Soviet-style grocery price control regime. Grocery prices have risen 21% since Biden and Harris took office in January 2021. Government ...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. A former Soviet aircraft carrier ...