The term Sputnik was used by the Soviet Union for three individual spacecraft that formed an integral part of the space race in the 1950s. Latterly, the term was also coined in the west for a wide range of craft that...
Category - Russian History
Matt HarrisWhat was the first animal in space?
Its generally accepted that the first animal in space was Laika, a dog sent into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957. Sadly Laika died whilst in orbit but her name lives on as part of an incredible period in space travel...
Tupolev Concorde
The name Tupolev Concorde is a colloquialism coined for Russias first and only supersonic airliner which briefly made an impact on the world stage in the 1960s and 1970s. The correct term for this incredible aircraft...
Peter the Great timeline
This article outlines a brief Peter the Great timeline, highlighting some of the key moments in the life of one of Russia’s most notorious leaders. Read more in our article about Peter’s accomplishments. 09 June...
Soviet shoes
At present there is a large market for collectable items from the Soviet era and Soviet shoes and boots can trade for large sums of money. In addition, there are new makes of shoes branded as ‘Soviet’, that come with a...
Soviet Cars
When you think of some of the classic vehicles to emerge from the Soviet era it’s easy to build an image of a lumbering stereotype; a kind of dull, functional car that looked and felt extremely similar to other models...
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Russian Serfdom
It’s impossible to ignore the fact that there have been some extremely bleak periods in Russian history and while living memory exists to put the grim, Stalinist regime at the forefront of our minds, the era of Russian...
Rostov ripper
Any study into the minds of the world’s biggest serial killers is likely to include the horrific acts of Andrei Chikatilo. The man who became known as the Rostov Ripper was ultimately responsible for somewhere between...
Sounds from Hell in Siberia
Myths and legends have been with us for decades but after the internet began to take hold in the mid 1990’s there was an explosion of so called Urban Myths. No area of the world was excluded and one particular story...
Ivan Pavlov Biography
Ivan Pavlov was a celebrated Russian physiologist and Nobel Prize winner who discovered the Conditioned Reflex but like many famous names from the country’s history, we seem to know very little about him. Of course we...