Yuri Gargarin first in space 56 years ago today
(via Live Science) On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first
Read more
soviet union
What It Was Like To Buy And Own A Car In The USSR
(via Jalopnik) Getting a car was a real challenge in the USSR. It wasn’t a matter of visiting a local
Read more
Car crashes, curses, and carousing—the story of the second Soviet in space
(via Ars Technica) The recklessness and bravado of the first seven Mercury astronauts are immortalized in the 1979 Tom Wolfe
Read more
CCCP Cook Book – recipes from the days of Soviet food planners
From wink books: Fuel Publishing, based in London, has carved a niche in the book world by creating books that
Read more