Vozrozhdeniya Island was a major test site for lethal viruses, plague bacteria, and anthrax spores.

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Soviet Union made one of the strongest air forces ever, and thousands of aircraft were produced in decades of severe ...

The nuclear incident at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe and led to political changes that played a role in the ...

In the spring of 1945, the U.S. Navy quietly handed over 149 warships to the Soviet Union at a remote Alaskan outpost, ...

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Armenia, former Soviet republic, and Russia were members of the Soviet Union, and were strictly guided by rules and ...

At times of political instability and crisis, Soviet authorities turned to Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet to inspire calm and ...

Innovative, efficient, and sometimes brutal in its engineering methods, the aviation industry in the Soviet Union had a rich ...

On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. The U.S.S.R. did not accept Lithuania’s independence and imposed an economic blockade ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A parade in Red Square, Moscow – a carefully choreographed display of Soviet power and unity that stood in contrast to the ...