The Aviationist on MSN2d
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in ...
Hindustan Times27d
Will the West betray or save anti-Putin protesters in Georgia?
Defying club-wielding riot police, protesters have gathered each evening since November 28th to demand that their government resumes its frozen bid to join the European Union and holds fresh ...
‘No heating, no light’: Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is set to halt gas supplies to the European Union candidate country Moldova.
Music Acts Like Pink Floyd and Donna Summers Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s? Here's the Truth
What do the Village People and KISS have in common, apart from elaborate stage costumes? Both acts were allegedly banned from the USSR in the '80s.
Smithsonian Magazine6d
Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union
Published on this day in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" drew on Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a ...
Possibly the Greatest Museum of Soviet Empire Cars in the World
The Retro Museum has dozens of motorcycles, which seem to be grouped near cars made in the same country (hence this ...
RiverBender.com4d
This Day in History on December 30: Soviet Union Established
December 30th has witnessed a plethora of significant events throughout history, shaping the world in various ways. One of ...
The Canadian Press on MSN8d
An altercation erupts at a high-level meeting of a Russia-dominated economic union
A tightly-scripted meeting of the Russia-dominated economic alliance of several ex-Soviet nations briefly went awry Thursday ...