Soviet Union

Identity

Photos of People Living at the Furthest Reaches of Far Eastern Russia

10.11.23

By François Artusse
Tech

The Story of the Soviet Submarine Officer Who Saved the World Is Now an Opera

09.23.22

By Matthew Gault
Tech

Bigfoot Believers Uncovered a Lost Manuscript About the ‘Soviet Sasquatch’

09.07.22

By Tamlin Magee
Tech

Smart TVs in Russia Delivering Anti-War Messages

05.09.22

By Matthew Gault
Tech

CIA Document Claims Soviet Union Was Developing Cybernetic Telepathy

03.28.22

By Matthew Gault
Tech

Someone Reportedly Vandalized a Historic Soviet Spaceship with Graffiti

05.27.21

By Becky Ferreira
News

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04.07.21

By Matthew Champion
Tech

It’s 2020 And We Need To Talk About Nuclear Warheads

08.13.20

By Ben Makuch
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Beer-Serving Bears, Stripping Cheerleaders, and Hockey Is a Match Made in Hell

09.09.19

By Mack Lamoureux
Tech

How the Black Plague Left Traces in Arctic Ice

07.08.19

By Becky Ferreira
Entertainment

Craig Mazin’s Years-Long Obsession with Making ‘Chernobyl’ Terrifyingly Accurate

06.03.19

By Drew Schwartz
Food

How Russia Fell in Love with Candy Bars Made of Blood

03.29.19

By Mark Hay

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