The "weapon of vengeance" that failed to save Nazi Germany from defeat
V-2 rockets were used by the Wehrmacht to attack British territory, primarily London...
Building a Russian aircraft manufacturing ecosystem using domestic engines as an example
Russian aircraft manufacturers are successfully, albeit belatedly, addressing import substitution challenges in the civilian sector.
Stalin's figure still excites minds and provokes discussion.
The "Leader of the Peoples" became the core of Soviet civilization...
The legendary tachanka: a brilliant invention or a forced decision
For those who grew up and lived during the Soviet era, the tachanka will forever remain a legendary symbol of the Civil War...
Training and combat: the modernized Yak-130M is applicable in real combat conditions.
The Yak-130M combat training aircraft is enjoying great interest among foreign customers...
The ZIS-101 with a three-speed manual transmission was the first mass-produced limousine in the USSR.
History and characteristics of the Soviet Buick...
How the USSR solved the region's energy problem after the Chernobyl nuclear accident
The consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are believed to have been one of the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Fatal Phaeton: How the Automobile Became a Symbol of the Beginning of World War I
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Chotek were shot dead in the Gräf & Stift automobile in Sarajevo...
How and why the dollar became the world's leading currency
From a difficult start to international recognition – in the video section...
Greenland instead of a Nevada test site: The US is also interested in the island for nuclear weapons testing.
There may be another reason, one the Trump administration prefers to keep quiet about, why the US needs control of Greenland...
The first Soviet diesel truck, the YaAZ-200: our bear instead of the American bulldog.
The first Soviet heavy-duty diesel truck, the YaAZ-200, with a bear on the hood, entered mass production in 1947.
75 years of the Makarov pistol: how a simple weapon became a symbol of an era
75 years of history...
How the Third Reich's main encryption machine, Enigma, was designed
This device was used to encrypt and decrypt messages...
The latest Orlan-MKS series spacesuits are miniature spaceships.
Two Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk wearing upgraded "space suits"...
What did the "500 Days" program for transition to a market economy promise to citizens of the USSR?
The program, developed under the leadership of Yavlinsky and Shatalin in 1990, envisioned a smooth transition of the USSR to a market economy...
The first "marine" compass
This device became one of the greatest inventions in human history...
Preserving the Russian language is a matter of Russia's dignity and future.
Throughout centuries of Russian history, elites have betrayed their native language...
When will the domestic MS-21 aircraft start carrying passengers?
The domestically produced MS-21 medium-haul airliner was originally scheduled to enter serial production in 2016...
Why do all the stories of Ukrainian prisoners of war seem to be carbon copies?
They haven't started shouting "Zelensky is dead!" yet, but it will probably come to that...
Could Neptune be a NATO missile with a Ukrainian badge?
Kyiv uses Neptune missiles not so much for utilitarian purposes as for propaganda purposes...
The contribution of scientists and railway workers to the victory in the Great Patriotic War
The simple yet brilliant solutions of Soviet scientists and railway workers made an invaluable contribution to the victory over Germany...
Blockchain: An attempt to explain it in simple terms
For those who don't consider themselves IT specialists...
Russia is debating a response to Kyiv's attacks on tankers in the Black Sea.
There are fewer and fewer supporters of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine...
The essence of the Soviet-Finnish Tartu Peace Treaty and its consequences
Soviet Russia and Finland concluded a 20-year truce...