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The Economy of the Soviet Union - Rise, Control and Collapse
The Soviet Union built one of the most rapidly growing economies in history, but it also suffered one of the most dramatic ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...
Warfronts on MSN7d
Special Operators; The KGB, Soviet Union?
Explore the powerful and secretive world of the KGB, the Soviet Union's intelligence agency. Discover their operations, ...
The New Yorker25d
The Fraught U.S.-Soviet Search for Alien Life
During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty7d
Russia 'Reactivates' Secret Soviet-Era Submarine Base In Occupied Ukraine
A submarine base in Balaklava was once a Soviet secret, then it reopened as a tourist museum. Now, observers claim the base ...
‘Miracle on Ice’ anniversary: See photos of U.S. Hockey’s win over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics
This Saturday marks the 45th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” when the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3, an ...
Religion News Service12d
Christian mission to former Soviet Union, Israel, serves up 31 million meals since Ukraine war began
LOVES PARK, Ill. — An Illinois-based Christian mission to the former Soviet Union and Israel has served up an incredible 31 ...
UPI25d
On This Day: Communists give up monopoly of Soviet politics
Feb. 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1497, the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence, Italy, took place when followers of Girolamo Savonarola burned thousands of books, art and cosmetics.