Tag: Soviet
The Soviet Union copied Rolls-Royce jet engines that changed the course of the Korean War – now the US is making sure the same mistake doesn’t happen again with China and microchips
After World War II, Great Britain was in financial trouble. Society was in need of reconstruction, but the war had eaten up the currency reserves. Exports were needed to get…
Georgian Vakhtang Kikabidze, legend of Soviet cinema and variety, is dead
Nicknamed “Bouba” in the four corners of what was the USSR, Vakhtang Kikabidze was one of the sacred monsters of Soviet Georgian cinema and the author of hits that have…
Hanna Smith: The war made it visible that Putin still uses the structures of the Soviet Union without blurring it
The Soviet Union would be 100 years old today if it were still standing. Hanna Smith, a Russia expert, says that Russia, which is at war, has revived Soviet-era methods…
New grave register for Soviet War Cemetery in Leusden
The Soviet War Cemetery contains a total of 865 war victims from Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and other former Soviet republics. In recent years, all tombstones have been replaced in phases…
Many wounded Russian soldiers die from lack of field care – Russia still fights as if it were the Soviet Union, says researcher
In the war in Ukraine, both sides are constantly learning about each other’s movements. Making it difficult to surprise can prolong the conflict. 15:15•Updated 15:48 It is still too early…
The funeral of the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has begun – watch live from Moscow
There will be no state funeral for Mikhail Gorbachev, but a memorial service in Moscow will be open to the public. Saana Uosukainen, Ilmari Reunamäki, Olli-Pekka Sulasma The last leader…
funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union
A halftone tribute is what is looming today in Moscow where the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, who died last Tuesday August 30, is being celebrated. Vladimir Putin himself set the…
Exactly 50 years ago, one of the symbolic battles of the Cold War ended – Bobby Fischer broke the hegemony of the Soviet Union, but also fell apart
In the summer of 1972, the eyes of the world turned to Iceland. On the first day of September, almost two months of chess crunching ended with one phone call.…
In this cell, 16-year-old Leo Kunnas learned that force can only be resisted with force – the former Soviet prisoner now has an important message
16-year-old Leo Kunnas sat on the train with determination. He planned to leave Soviet-occupied Estonia behind and join the French Foreign Legion. The year was 1984. Kunnas had packed the…
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, is dead
Gorbachev became the eighth and also the last leader of the Soviet Union. Among other things, he is known for the political reforms in the Soviet Union during the late…