OTD In Space - October. 20: Soviet Union Launches The Last 'Zond' Moon Mission
On October 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
National Interest on MSN11h
Russia So Freaked: Iowa-Class Battleships Made a Comeback Due to 'Battlecruiser' Threat
Before aircraft carriers dominated naval supremacy, U.S. battleships like the Iowa-class ruled the seas. Built during World ...
A Golden Era For Soviet Humorists Ilf And Petrov
In 1935 Soviet humorists Ilf and Petrov were allowed to visit the United States where they embarked on a cross-country road ...
Moldova backs joining EU by razor-thin margin as president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy
Moldovans have voted by the thinnest of margins in favor of joining the European Union, near-complete results showed Monday, ...
The American Spectator3d
46 Years Ago, the Soviet Empire’s End Was Set in Motion
On Oct. 16, 1978, the cardinal electors of the Roman Catholic Church elected Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to sit on the ...
The Times of Israel on MSN3d
This is not 1930s Germany; it’s the Soviet Union
This was the Soviet Union in the 1960s.While many of my American Jewish friends are bewildered by the eruption of ...
Moldova faces a tug of war between Russia and the West in two crucial votes
Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty6d
Mongolia, The Forgotten Soviet Satellite
Rare archival photos capture Mongolia in the period from 1924 to 1992 when the East Asian country was a communist satellite ...
Azer News6h
Will President Sandu take her post-Soviet state to EU without havoc?
The referendum on Moldova's accession to the EU was finally declared valid. At the beginning of the elections, pro-Russian ...
National Interest on MSN2d
Seawolf: Why They Call This Nuclear Attack 'Boat' the F-22 of Submarines
The Seawolf-class submarines were designed during the Cold War as advanced nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines to counter ...