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1949: Stalin Tests his First Atomic Bomb (“First Lightning”)

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1949: Stalin Tests his First Atomic Bomb (“First Lightning”)

On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first nuclear bomb. It represented the end of the Americ ...

On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first nuclear bomb. It represented the end of the American nuclear monopoly. Namely, from 1945 to 1949, the USA had been the only world’s country that ...

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1957: Soviets Test the World’s Most Powerful Missile

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1957: Soviets Test the World’s Most Powerful Missile

On this day in 1957, the Soviet news agency TASS announced that the Soviet Union had successfully launche ...

On this day in 1957, the Soviet news agency TASS announced that the Soviet Union had successfully launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile – the R-7. This type of missile has been one of ...

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1942: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

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1942: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad has been known as one of the most important battles during World War II. The bat ...

The Battle of Stalingrad has been known as one of the most important battles during World War II. The battle began when the German 6th Army came close to Stalingrad, the large industrial city on the V ...

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1939: Hitler and Stalin Plan to Dismember Poland

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1939: Hitler and Stalin Plan to Dismember Poland

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was named after Stalin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Molotov (also known as F ...

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was named after Stalin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Molotov (also known as First Deputy Premier), and Hitler’s Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop. Vyacheslav Molotov was born ...

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1940: Leon Trotsky Fatally Wounded

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1940: Leon Trotsky Fatally Wounded

Famous communist Leon Trotsky was assassinated on this day. The assassination took place in Mexico, where ...

Famous communist Leon Trotsky was assassinated on this day. The assassination took place in Mexico, where Trotsky had been living since he was exiled from the USSR after losing a power struggle to Sta ...

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1970: Soviets Make First Successful Landing on another Planet

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1970: Soviets Make First Successful Landing on another Planet

The first space probe in human history to successfully land on another planet was launched on this day in ...

The first space probe in human history to successfully land on another planet was launched on this day in 1970. The probe in question was called Venera 7 (Венера-7, Venus-7), and needed slightly under ...

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1977: First Icebreaker Reaches the North Pole

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1977: First Icebreaker Reaches the North Pole

This day in 1977 marked the first time in history that human beings reached the North Pole by ship. This ...

This day in 1977 marked the first time in history that human beings reached the North Pole by ship. This endeavor was undertaken by Soviet icebreaker Arktika. Namely, Arktika class icebreakers are the ...

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2000: Sinking of the Huge Russian Nuclear Submarine K-141 Kursk

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2000: Sinking of the Huge Russian Nuclear Submarine K-141 Kursk

On this day in 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. It was a very lar ...

On this day in 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. It was a very large submarine, being 154 meters long – equivalent to two Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jets”. It belonged to ...

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