The legendary Concorde and the Soviet Tu‑144 were both capable of cruising at roughly twice the speed of sound, making for dramatically fast flight times. Boom’s Overture is designed for a slower ...

Several nations, including Belarus, South Africa, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, voluntarily relinquished their nuclear arsenals, ...

German bonds are on track to see their worst day since the months that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall as a spending ...

The world’s largest cargo plane, lost in the Ukraine war, remains a symbol of engineering marvel and resilience.

The Russian grandmaster signed a “rabidly antisemitic petition” in 2005, and shortly thereafter, sought to distance himself from it.

His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...

While it lasted, the Soviet Union was defined by many actions and ideas that captured the unique practices required to survive its politics. This quiz remembers a few.

The family of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov has exclusively shared with Current Time a final interview with his mother 10 ...

Russia’s ‘Committee for State Security’, abbreviated as KGB, was the main security agency of the Soviet Union between 1954 to 1991, responsible for internal security, foreign intelligence, ...

Russian forces are suffering heavier losses near Pokrovsk than the Soviet Union did during its entire war in Afghanistan. That is according to Major Viktor Trehubov, Spokesperson for the Khortytsia ...

He has spent over 14 years covering the former Soviet Union. He speaks fluent Russian ... The jewellery she crafts is adorned with Inuit symbols of life and survival. Asia Pacificcategory ...

During the Cold War, Soviet dominance in chess was a symbol of intellectual superiority. The Soviet Union had invested heavily in its chess programme, and Karpov was their trusted representative.