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Why did Soviet astronauts often carry guns into space?
In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to make a historic space flight. The Soviet Union launched many other missions after that.
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The Truth About the Discovery of 20,000 Prehistoric Pyramids on Venus
There are theories that in the 1990s, the Soviet Union discovered about 20,000 pyramid-shaped ancient city ruins on Venus, which appeared to have been abandoned long ago.
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Project Ichthyander sent people to the sea to live under the Soviet Union
The world's first experiments on human underwater life were conducted in the waters of Crimea in the former Soviet Union.
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Secret documents reveal 'unexplained' discovery about Egyptian pyramids
Secret documents of the Soviet Union's state security committee (KGB) revealed shocking discoveries inside the Great Pyramid.
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Flying tank invention 'died young' in World War II
During World War II, the Soviet Union attempted to develop flying tanks to get them to their destination quickly, but tests showed poor results.
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Barrel House: Unique Architecture of the Soviet Era
Explore the barrel house, a unique Soviet-era structure designed to withstand the harsh climate of the Far North. Learn about the history and distinctive features of the…
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K-222: The fastest submarine in the world
The Soviet nuclear submarine K-222 set a speed record more than 50 years ago and has never been beaten since.
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The Heartbreaking Story of the Only 3 Astronauts Who Died in Space
In 1971, three Russian cosmonauts broke the record for the longest space flight at that time, but the mission ended tragically due to a malfunction on the way back.
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What is the real limit of human physicality?
Starting from the Cold War period, the Americans and Soviets raced to conduct research to explore human potential power.
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The tragic death of a Soviet astronaut falling from space
Vladimir Komarov was an exceptionally talented Soviet cosmonaut. But he is best remembered for his death, with the nickname 'the man who fell from space'.
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Sputnik and the code that the Americans could not decode
On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first object to enter Earth's atmosphere in a controlled fashion.
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Which country is dominating space?
The space race began during the Cold War and from the beginning the Soviet Union dominated the number of devices and objects launched into space.
History
Things related to the Berlin Wall are rarely mentioned
In August 1961, the army of the GDR closed the border between East and West Berlin, and began to build a wall to separate it. Here are things about that Berlin wall that…
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What top American secrets have been made public?
There are still too many unknowns to the public because the US government never reveals these declassified secrets. Let's take a look at some of the secrets that the cou…