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The Rise and Fall of the USSR :10 Surprising Facts About the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union, or the USSR, was one of the most powerful and mysterious superpowers in history, with a lasting impact on ...
Georgia's tea growers work to revive an industry that collapsed with the Soviet Union
Their GreenGold Tea is one of several new companies that brought tea fields in and around Ozurgeti, Guria’s regional capital, ...
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Georgia’s tea growers revive an old industry
Now, more than three decades since the Soviet collapse, some locals are trying to revive the tea industry. Ten years ago, ...
The Communist Politburo once ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist. Its last member has now died
The death of Vadim Medvedev marks the quiet end of an era when Communist apparatchiks ruled the Soviet Union from behind ...
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Is This the Best Soviet Fighter Jet Ever Made?
The Soviet Union produced some of the most iconic fighter jets in history. This video breaks down the features and legacy of ...
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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...
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What Putin Learned From the Soviet Collapse | Foreign Affairs
When the Soviet Union dissolved 30 years ago this month, on December 25, 1991, its end followed decades of economic dysfunction. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, hoping to implement reforms, referred ...
Oriskany pilot fought seven Soviet MiGs, but mission stayed classified for 50 years
Retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams fought in one of the most incredible battles in aviation history and lived to tell the tale ...
Martin Cruz Smith, Best-Selling Author of ‘Gorky Park,’ Dies at 82
He startled critics, readers and the book industry in 1981 with a novel set in the Soviet Union that had a flawed detective ...