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Mutiny on the Storozhevoy: Historian Alexey Uvarov tells the story of the Soviet naval revolt that inspired ‘The Hunt for Red October’

Fifty years ago, in November 1975, a political officer in the Soviet Union’s Baltic Fleet launched an armed mutiny in hopes of sparking a “second revolution.” This staunch communist, Valery Sablin, ...
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Biography of Andrey Vlasov: Hitler's Russian General (1901-1946) + Thomas Cochrane - The Wolf of the Seas (1775-1860)

You probably knew there were ample defectors from the Soviet Union to Nazi Germany during the Second World War... but did you ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union

Alexander Solzhenitsyn in West Germany following his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1974 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons By 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was already “Russia’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race

Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...
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Where Are They Now? 15 Countries That Were Once Part of the Soviet Union

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. It’s been 33 years now since the Soviet Union collapsed ...