As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists ...

Built in the shadows of the Cold War, Buran was the USSR’s ultimate answer to NASA’s Space Shuttle – bigger, more versatile, ...

Former Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Viktor Yakunin has died at the age of 95. This was announced on November 6 by the press ...

Serious, low-grade patriotism can become a modern alternative to the ideology of the Soviet Union. This was announced on November 5 by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Council on ...

Gov. Gregg Abbott of Texas, who has said that that he would place a “100% tariff” on New Yorkers moving to the Lone Star ...

With its brutality, technological accomplishments and rigid ideology, the Soviet Union loomed over the world like an immortal colossus. It led humankind into outer space, exploded the most powerful ...

How was the UN created? Initial planning began in 1939, when it became clear that the League of Nations had failed in its job ...

The Soviet Union disappeared from the map more than two decades ago. But online an 'e-vil empire' is thriving. Security experts say the .su Internet suffix assigned to the USSR in 1990 has turned into ...

Thirty years ago, one of the most historic DIY projects of all time took place. Berliners took apart the wall that had cut their city in half. Thus began the beginning of the end of the Cold War. It ...

Exactly 50 years ago, a border conflict over a tiny island in the Far East could have triggered a full-scale war. What prevented this from happening? It started early on the morning of March 2, 1969: ...

Produced by the Moscow factory Novaya Zarya since 1925, the origin story of the favorite perfume of generations of Soviet women has long been wrapped in mystery and legend. According to one theory, ...