A red installation of the word “Victory” sits outside Yubileiny Palace of Culture with its facade decorated with a mosaic portrait of the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) ...

These days, we are celebrating the decisive contribution of the Soviet Union to the victory over Hitler’s Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism. Lest we forget that nearly 90% of all ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

A failed space probe from the former Soviet Union is expected to fall back to Earth soon, and if its plunge happens to take place over your head, some recent spacecraft reentries may offer some ...

Soldiers are about to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) Soldiers are ...

On October 4th, 1957, radios picked up a faint beep drifting down from space. The Soviet Union had launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite. There were obvious military ...

to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. The parade featured soldiers from the Belarusian Army, Air Force, and Special Forces, as well as ...

Newsweek contacted Russia's Roscosmos via email for comment on Wednesday. Originally launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 as part of an ill-fated mission to Venus, the spacecraft has remained ...

Vladimir Putin’s troops were accused of breaking a three-day ceasefire called to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday.

As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, some shared memories that go beyond national borders are once again illuminated. Descendants of ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.