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Russia's original space program nearly killed cosmonauts with crazy blunders and amateur tech
Yuri Gagarin was celebrated as the first man to orbit Earth. But he didn't make a complete orbit, almost died due to equipment failures, and ejected too early — landing...
Want to look like Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader responsible for millions of deaths? It'll cost you $1,600
A Moscow-based fashion designer decided to commemorate the March 5 anniversary of the passing of the man responsible for the deaths of millions.
Russian 'invisibility cloak' camouflage technology could make troops undetectable from as close as 3 feet away
Russia has developed and deployed new camouflage technology for its troops that many have nicknamed "invisibility cloaks," local news has reported.
America would be vastly different if FDR hadn't pushed this man out
A new book imagines what might have happened if Henry Wallace had been vice president for a second term.
Ukraine border blockade persists as Polish truckers remain steadfast
Truckers have blocked roads to Ukraine border crossings since Nov. 6, creating lines stretching nearly 20 miles and lasting weeks in freezing temperatures.
Team Obama is disgraceful for bashing the great Henry Kissinger after the admin's epic failures in foreign policy
Ben Rhodes compounds the insults with his silly insistence the Obama administration, in which he served, pursued far more ethical policies than Kissinger and was thus more faithful to American...
The deadly Armenia conflict is Russia at its worst
The recent flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan reflects a desire by Russia to retain its regional relevance in the face of its mounting disaster in Ukraine.
Russia failed to weaken NATO — but its own security alliance is now falling apart
Russia's version of NATO is collapsing as Vladimir Putin fails his ally Armenia as Azerbaijan cracks down in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Isolating in Soviet style: It's nyet for me
“Russians find no crime being stout,” she said. “We are not so lazy as Americans who jump into their automobile. Few here own cars. We are forced to walk more....
The girl who tried to bring peace between the US and the Soviet Union
By April 1983, Samantha Smith, now 10, was worried as Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union raised the threat of nuclear confrontation.
FBI agent turned one of the most notorious spies in US history found dead in federal prison
Robert Hanssen, one of the most notorious spies in the history of the United States, was found dead in federal prison Monday morning.
Why the US military almost blew the moon up with a nuclear bomb
It's one giant explosion for mankind.
Russia boasts about turning battered Ukraine city into a 'rapidly developing' metropolis
Ukrainian residents in Mariupol described a bleak picture of life under Russian rule that brings to mind life during the Soviet Union.
Let's turn the tables on Russia's information warfare with some of our own
Vladimir Putin delivers an address every May 9 to celebrate Victory Day, which marks the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Let's use jazz to push back against Russia — it once worked before!
During the Cold War, jazz was arguably America’s most powerful non-nuclear weapon: It was music, not bullets, that contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Remembering travels in Russia before the brutal Ukraine invasion
Russia’s unending hate reinforced my memory of different times I’ve spent in Kazakhstan, St. Petersburg, Moscow.
Today's Iconic Moment in NY Sports: USA pulls off the 'Miracle on Ice'
On February 22nd, 1980, The United States Olympic hockey team pulled off the upset of a lifetime by defeating the Soviet Union in the infamous ‘Miracle on Ice.’
Rude Republicans? C'mon, man: The SOTU has become every president's campaign rally
Once a year a president holds a campaign rally his opponents are expected to attend. It’s called the State of the Union Address.
Real-life Top Gun shot down Soviet jets -- and kept it a secret for 50 years
This real-life Korean War “Top Gun” kept his war story secret for 50 years.
Was this Tetris co-developer the victim of a Russian mob hit?
A new documentary raises the question.