MSN: Inside the secret world of Soviet tanks: How to identify every T-series vehicle in combat
Inside the secret world of Soviet tanks: How to identify every T-series vehicle in combat
The T-35 is one of the Soviet Union’s most iconic - and unusual - tanks. While multi-turreted designs had their heyday from the early 1920s to the late 1930s, the T-35 took this concept to the extreme ...
EADaily: The United States does not plan to abandon the "destroyer of Soviet tanks"
The United States does not plan to abandon the "destroyer of Soviet tanks"
From the battlefields of Ukraine to decades of Cold War design, Soviet T-Series tanks have become almost indistinguishable at first glance, yet each carries subtle clues that reveal its identity. From ...
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear power disaster in history, contributed to Soviet socio-economic crises. In 1989, most Warsaw Pact countries overthrew their Soviet-backed regimes, ending the Eastern Bloc. Nationalist movements across the Soviet republics declared sovereignty.
Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R.), former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, in its final years, consisting of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics.
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union in 1955 consolidated power among Eastern bloc countries under a rival alliance called the Warsaw Pact, setting off the Cold War.
We at Russia Beyond cover this extremely fascinating time of history often, so we’ve put together your guide to the Soviet Union with our most...