Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...

We wrote about this doomed mission in 2019, and the prospects for reentry. Launched on a Molniya-8K78M rocket from the ...

Russia will hold its “Intervision” music competition in September, organisers announced on Wednesday, after authorities ...

(Reuters) - Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday it was up to residents of Volgograd to decide whether the city ...

With the remarkable level of bloodshed associated with its career, one can see how S-13 earned the admiration of Joseph ...

The Afghan people not only defeated the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, but also caused its fall in Central Asia. This was ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Victory Day the most important holiday for most former Soviet republics, ...

Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on ...

In bronze, he glorified figures like Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, often to the public’s distaste. Some works, like a ...