Soviet Union

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  Opinion | 'Net ID' To New Books, Xi's Ideological Grip On China Is Tightening

  Through greater social control, the Party seeks to protect itself from the fate of the erstwhile Soviet Union, whose political model forms the foundation for China.

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  Russian Spies Were Stealing Crucial US Tech During Cold War. Then FBI Did This

  It was the early 1980s, and the Soviet Union had already invaded Afghanistan. The Cold War was at its peak. The Soviet Union and the United States worked on secret missions and operations to undermine each other.

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  ''Britain Or Soviet Union?'' Elon Musk Over Far-Right Riots

  In a series of posts on X, Elon Musk claimed the UK was censoring online content.

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  How AK-47 Emerged As 'Weapon Of The Century'

  Few firearms hold the iconic status of the AK-47. Simple, reliable, and devastatingly effective, this assault rifle has transcended its military purpose to become a symbol of revolution, rebellion, and even national identity.

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  Mysterious Soviet Era Radio Signal Transmitting For 40 Years Baffles Scientists

  There are numerous theories around the radio transmission. The frequency is thought to belong to the Russian military, though they've never actually admitted this.

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  Scientists Concerned About Humanity's Impact On Moon, Say It Has Entered A New Era

  Moon has been impacted by human activity since 1959, when Soviet Union's unmanned spacecraft Luna 2 touched down on on its surface.

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  Realisation About Fragility Of Earth Common Among Astronauts Upon Return: Rakesh Sharma

  Rakesh Sharma was in Kolkata to inaugurate the Museum of Astronomy and Space Science on the premises of the Indian Centre for Space Physics.

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  Weapons, Gas And Trade: What To Expect From Vladimir Putin's China Visit

  Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China this week to meet Xi Jinping, the Kremlin chief's first trip outside the former Soviet Union this year.

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  Japan's Ispace Says Bid to Make First Commercial Moon Landing Failed After Likely Crash

  Japan's ispace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander when it unexpectedly accelerated and probably crashed on the lunar surface.

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  "Communist China Will End Up On Ash Heap Of History": Nikki Haley

  Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley has said that like the erstwhile Soviet Union, Communist China will also end up on the "ash heap of history," as she issued a stern warning to Beijing.

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  China To Build Ground Stations In Antarctica To Enhance Ocean Monitoring

  China, only the third country to put a man in space after the Soviet Union and United States, is to build ground stations on Antarctica to back its network of ocean monitoring satellites, state media said on Thursday.

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  Watch: Russian Berezka Dancers "Magically Float" On The Stage

  The twentieth-century Soviet Union saw the development of the Berezka Dance as a form of art. Dancers appear to glide over the stage by taking little steps while performing.

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  Downed Double The Number Of Warplanes Russia Lost In Soviet Union: Ukraine

  Ukrainian forces have destroyed 278 Russian aircraft during eight months of fighting, more than twice as many as the Soviet Union lost in its 1979-89 military intervention in Afghanistan.

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  Russian State TV Presenter Says Ukrainian Kids "Should Have Been Drowned"

  Ukraine branded the Russian state-controlled RT media outlet as an inciter of genocide on Sunday after a presenter said Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been drowned.

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  Putin Says Russia Not Seeking To Revive Soviet Union

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied seeking to revive the Soviet Union, moments after announcing Moscow would annex four Ukrainian provinces following "referendums" decried in Kyiv and the West as a sham.