The Tu-104 was the Soviet Union’s answer to the jet age, created by taking the proven Tu-16 bomber and transforming it into a ...

The Alekseev SM-1 became the Soviet Union's first practical ekranoplan prototype, pioneering ground-effect vehicle technology ...

A Soviet R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile exploded on the launchpad, killing around 100 people.

Behind the Iron Curtain, photographer Bill Aron documented Soviet Jewish life, refuseniks, and the resilience of faith under Soviet repression.

The classic Italian children's book The Adventures of Cipollino was translated into English for the first time last year. The book has a surprising backstory in the former Soviet Union.

When communist Soviet leaders needed a luxury car, they turned to American designs, reverse-engineering U.S.-made sedans to create their own elite limousines.

Every culture has art or artifacts that become symbols, like Russia's "stacking" or "nesting" dolls known as Matryoshka.

Particularly poignant was a copy I once owned that contained an inserted typed letter signed by Rabbi Shlomo Shleifer himself ...

Daniela Gerson chronicles her family’s not-so-unique journey in her new book, “The Wanderers," a blend of memoir, history, and journalism.

The eight-part US series "Star City," which launches on Apple TV on Friday (May 29), uses the real-life Soviet cosmonaut ...

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