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Soviet History

A Photographer Investigates Life Along Russia's Vast Borders

Anika Burgess February 17, 2016

An Illustrated History of the Orient Express

Arjan den Boer February 15, 2016

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: Soviet Space Dog Jug

Ella Morton January 26, 2016

Pyramiden

Pyramiden, Norway

Pyramiden

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Abandoned military structure

Tahkuna, Estonia

Military Structures of Hiiumaa

Wars fought and wars won are remembered by these abandoned bunker ruins.

space exploration

100 Wonders: The Secret City of the Cosmonauts

Dylan Thuras January 14, 2016

Medeu

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Medeu

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

Venison Jello, 'Mystery Ingredients,' and Other Triumphs of Soviet Cuisine

Stephanie Heimann December 30, 2015

How Microsoft Created a Revolution in Soviet Computing

Ernie Smith December 8, 2015

Soviet Scenesters Used X-Rays to Record Their Rock and Roll

Eric Grundhauser December 8, 2015

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: How a Red Army General Inspired ‘White’ Coca-Cola

Ella Morton December 8, 2015

Boris Yeltsin strikes a pose in his Moscow office, in 1989.

How a Famed New Age Retreat Center Helped End the Cold War

Sarah Laskow December 8, 2015

space exploration

Vintage Images of Canine Cosmonauts from the USSR

Anika Burgess December 8, 2015

space exploration

Places You Can No Longer Go: Russian Space Station Mir

Lucas Adams December 3, 2015

Museum interior

Soviet Lifestyle Museum

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

Permanently Closed

Skrunda 1.

Lidumnieki, Latvia

Skrunda-1

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

Unseen Photos of Jewish Life in Europe, Before and After World War II

Anika Burgess November 6, 2015

Looking down the hall to the bunker

Bunker-42

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.