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The Soviet Union locked a cosmonaut in pure oxygen… then he burned alive

During the height of the Soviet space race, a young cosmonaut named Valentin Bondarenko entered an oxygen-rich isolation ...
NBC News

In Russia, Reagan rememberedfor helping bring down Soviet Union

He stunned the Soviet Union with his tough rhetoric, calling it an “evil empire” whose leaders gave themselves the “right to commit any crime.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...
Jewish Exponent

‘The Wanderers’ Tells the Story of Poland’s Holocaust Survivors Who Fled to the Soviet Union

Daniela Gerson was surprised to learn that most survivors, like her grandparents, survived in the mountains of Siberia.
CBS News

Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at age 91, Russian state media reported and his personal press secretary Vladimir Polyakov confirmed to CBS News. His cause of death ...
Irish Sun

Which countries were in the Soviet Union?

THE USSR was one of the largest political, military, and economic powers in the world during the 20th century. The Soviet Union was formed of 15 member countries, all ruled by one central communist ...
AOL

15 Countries That Were Once Part of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union stretched across Asia and Europe and ruled more than 15 republics. Unfortunately, the era of centralized control came crashing down in 1991. This resulted in redrawn borders and ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

The Soviet Union came to an end 30 years ago

The Soviet Union ceased to exist as a nation 30 years ago today. On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union. The Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered ...
DrewBinsky on MSN

This country feels like the Soviet Union never ended

Belarus is often called “Europe’s last dictatorship” — a country where Soviet symbols still dominate the streets, Lenin statues tower over empty squares, and life feels frozen in another era. During ...
BBC

The Soviet Union's Last Stand

The events of August 1991 led to the Soviet Union, and President Gorbachev, being consigned to the history books. Malcolm Brinkworth explains what really happened during those final days. Just over ...
Fast Company

See the stark beauty of the Soviet Union’s abandoned company towns

Built on the perimeter of an open pit mine or on the permafrost fringes of a massive car factory, the company towns of the former Soviet Union are urban developments of economic extremes. With ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Thirty Years Gone, the Soviet Union Is Not Quite Dead

Leonid Bershidsky, formerly Bloomberg Opinion’s Europe columnist, is a member of the Bloomberg News Automation Team. He recently published Russian translations of George Orwell’s “1984” and Franz ...