The Ekranoplan or the “Caspian Sea Monster” ultimately proved too difficult to make practical for the Soviet Navy.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two men installed the flag of occupied Soviet Estonia on the wall of the writer's house in Tallinn on Tuesday afternoon for a second time. Riigikogu member Jaak Valge (ERK) said that he and poet ...

A recent video posted by Ukraine’s military shows an MT-LB armored tractor of Ukraine’s 67th Mechanized Brigade with an old 85-millimeter D44 gun on top.

Russia’s Soviet-era arms stockpile is running low — and it's turning to North Korea, Iran and China to stay in the fight New analysis shows frontline supply flows have dropped, while Russia ...

In a social media post Monday, he scorched the Trump tariff agenda—slamming both the tariffs themselves and the proposed rebates (which he acknowledges are paid by U.S. consumers)—and likened it all ...