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AP PHOTOS: On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union’s sacrifice in World War II
When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war ...
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Cold War-era Soviet probe set to crash back to Earth next week
The Space Age past may come knocking on the world's door next week as the defunct Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Venus lander from ...
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Soviet Refugees Photo Collection Discovered
In a stash of photos obtained by Hasidic Archives, families who had smuggled across the border between the Soviet Union and ...
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As Moscow’s Victory Day parade nears, officials crack down on fireworks and throttle the Internet
Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II. The centerpiece of the Victory Day ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Economy: How a Superpower Crumbled
From industrial juggernaut to economic disaster, the Soviet Union’s economy tells the dramatic story of a global superpower ...
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The Winter War – How Finland Resisted the Soviet Invasion
In the freezing winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland, expecting an easy victory. Instead, they ...
'My dad was shot down over the Soviet Union' - what happens when a US spy plane gets caught?
In May 1960 an American U-2 spy plane flew over Russian missile sites. The US thought it was beyond the reach of Soviet air ...
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Scale model of Soviet Union's Ilyushin IL-76MD and its history with IAF
The Ilyushin IL-76MD (NATO reporting name: Candid-B) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan military strategic ...