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The CIA declassified these 11 Russian jokes about the Soviet Union

In January 2017, the CIA released a large number of newly-declassified documents about information collected on the Soviet ...

Berliner Zeitung: Kaya Kallas is talking dangerous nonsense, it's a shame for the EU

EADaily, . EU Foreign Affairs Representative Kaya Kallas, who said that "The West won the Second World War," is a dangerous ...
The Conversation

Will the U.S. collapse like the Soviet Union did?

McGill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. McGill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. “You’re next,” said a Russian historian I interviewed ...
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The Soviet Union’s Yak-9K Fighter Was Too Powerful for Its Own Design

The Yak-9K was essential for the Soviet Air Force’s mission to regain air superiority over the German Luftwaffe during key battles, such as Kursk in 1943. Armed with a 45mm NS-45 cannon, a reliable VK ...
New York Post

Declassified Cold War-era CIA files detail Soviet clash with aliens who witnesses say turned soldiers to stone

A declassified Cold War-era file from the CIA has gone viral over its coverage of a supposed clash between Soviet soldiers and a UFO, passengers of which reportedly turned the troops to stone before ...
The National Interest

Why the Soviet Union’s Yak-3 Fighter Was the Perfect Plane for the Moment

This bird is an enduring symbol of Soviet resistance—and perseverance—during the darkest days of what Russians refer to as the “Great Patriotic War.” Betrayed by their purported “allies” and left ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race

Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...