The block of land in Europe owned by Russia - despite being 270 miles from rest of country
Kaliningrad Oblast is the westernmost point of the Russian Federation. It is a semi-enclave on the Baltic Sea beside Poland and Lituania.
History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy
In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at ...
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What happened to the Soviet Nuclear Arctic Land Train?
The Soviet Union’s TES-3 nuclear land train was a marvel of Cold War engineering. Designed to bring atomic power to remote Siberian regions, this experimental machine combined tanks with a ...
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Russia’s Su-47 Golden Eagle is a Hot Mess
The plane never entered serial production, but it did contribute mightily to the overall design and development of future Russian aircraft.
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Former Soviet Union
The Latvian government demolished a Cold War-era monument celebrating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War on Thursday—leading to celebrations by many Latvians who ...
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The Soviet-American Arms Race
But the Soviet Union would have to submit to that inspection regime ... It was further agreed there would be no new land-based ICBMs beyond agreed numbers and no new missile submarines beyond those ...