The victims include a 5-month-old baby, along with a 9-year-old and 10-year-old boy, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov ...

The Ekranoplan concept was born in the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. Its design stemmed from the discovery of the ground effect, a phenomenon in which an aircraft flying close to ...

Yosef Mendelevich: “The freedom fighters in Soviet Russia were like trees, standing tall and not bowing down. That’s how the idea came to me to create a forest for the Prisoners of Zion." It ...

In 1934, as Japan renounced naval treaties and began constructing powerful new battleships, the Soviet Pacific Fleet faced a grave strategic dilemma—Russky Island stood as the final barrier ...

We explore the fascinating and often overlooked story of the Soviet Union’s ambitious venture into VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) jet technology. From the experimental Yak-36 to the ...

Overlooked diaries written by teenage boys in pre-war Soviet Russia reveal relatable perspectives on love, lust, boredom, pressure to succeed and trying to fit in; but also experience of famine ...

Soviet scholar who deciphered Maya text tried to cite his cat as co-author at least once, academics say While Yuri Knorozov's cat, Asya, reportedly clawed her way into his heart, internet users ...

The Soviet Union’s Heavy Interplanetary Vehicle That’s where the USSR’s Heavy Interplanetary Vessel (TMK) comes into the picture. Conceived during the height of the Space Race of the Cold ...

Back in the 1960s, Soviet scientists developed a sweet little supplement that they stocked in the space kits of cosmonauts — the Russian version of an astronaut — to keep them cool under pressure.

Regina Spektor is bringing her unique flare to Spokane. Spektor was born and spent a portion of her life in Moscow, Soviet Union, before her family moved to the Bronx in New York City. After ...

She was a navigator with an all-female unit of Soviet aviators who attacked German troops at night, whooshing in wooden planes like witches on broomsticks.

Grigory Skvortsov sent an American journalist diagrams of a Soviet-era bunker included in a widely available book. Skvortsov was recently sentenced to 16 years prison for "treason," highlighting ...