Soviet Union
Avenge the Soviet Union in the First Vector Graphics Arcade Cabinet in 30 Years
"VEC9" is a new arcade cabinet that looks like it was made in the Cold War.
Romania Is Starting to Freak Out About Russian Designs on Transnistria
Romania, a NATO member, is reversing years of military neglect, spurred by fears that it could end up with front-row seats for a Transnistrian replay of last year's events in Ukraine and Crimea.
VICE News Capsule - Friday, September 11
India investigates a Saudi diplomat, Singapore's air quality drops, Germany exhumes a Soviet statue, and Boston researchers devise a treatment for sepsis.
MI5 Spied on a Nobel Prize Winning Author for Over a Decade, New Files Reveal
VICE News reviewed newly released MI5 files that revealed how British spies aggressively monitored Doris Lessing, famous author and Communist.
Among the Tarkovsky Fanatics at an Underground Retrospective in Berlin
Since 1985, a literally underground movie theater has hosted an annual summer retrospective of the legendary Soviet auteur's time-bending films.
The Soviet Architect Who Drafted the Space Race
Galina Balashova's futuristic illustrations propelled the Soviet space program.
This Ex-KGB Agent Lived in a Church for Six Years to Avoid Deportation From Canada
Now, Mikhail Lennikov has left the country voluntarily, according to his lawyer. “I can only hope he is safe,” his lawyer told Canadian media.
That Time the Navy Used the Grateful Dead's Amps to Listen to Soviet Subs
It's a curious, heady bit of Cold War-era intrigue. I had to get to the bottom of it.
Why Hitchhiking Is Huge in Cuba: 'The Transportation System Is Screwed'
The Cuban government has adopted some peculiar means of dealing with the country’s deteriorating public transport, including nationalized hitchhiking.
Clubscape: Ennkay Digital
“I feel like I’m missing a limb when I go to a party and I don’t have my camera on me.”
Muscovites Set to Vote on the Resurrection of Iron Felix
Allowing a vote on the restoration of the statue of secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky appears to reflect an increased readiness by the Kremlin to resurrect Soviet-era symbols.
Gun Talk With Young Cadets (Excerpt from 'Child Warriors Of Donetsk')
In this excerpt, VICE News speaks to young cadets about their experiences with guns, as they take a break from their military training at the Future Warrior Contest in Donetsk.