From industrial juggernaut to economic disaster, the Soviet Union’s economy tells the dramatic story of a global superpower ...

The evolution of Soviet VTOL aircraft tells a story of technological daring, strategic necessity, and Cold War rivalry.

However, its conceptual innovations, engineering challenges, and historical context offer a fascinating glimpse into the ...

Powers is the son of Francis Gary Powers Sr., the CIA U-2 pilot whose capture by the Soviet Union in 1960 became one of the ...

Recreating the Soviet Union’s rationed food lines will hardly improve the lives of the poor in New York City.

As we celebrate the successful flight of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station and back, I ...

An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east as it was preparing to land, killing ...

The death of Vadim Medvedev marks the quiet end of an era when Communist apparatchiks ruled the Soviet Union from behind ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...