Soviet-era

Data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter is used in an undated composite image of the planet Venus. Photo: Reuters
Science

Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus

It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive reentry

Ukraine and Russian flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
World+Biz

Ukraine withdraws 19 million Russian, Soviet-era books from libraries

TBS Illustration
Panorama

The enduring love of things Soviet 

National flags of Russia and the US fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
World+Biz

Russia accuses US of downplaying Soviet role in WWII

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia December 11, 2019. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS
Politics

Putin rejects idea of Soviet-style leaders for life