Collaborate Disseminate
Although the benefits of semiconductor technology were undeniable during the second half the 20th century, there was a clear divide between the two sides of the Iron Curtain. Whilst the …read more Continue reading The First Mass Produced DRAM of the Soviet Union
Americans certainly remember Sputnik. At a time when the world was larger and scarier, the Soviets had a metal basketball flying over the United States and the rest of the …read more Continue reading The First Real Sputnik
Most of us would equate commercial airline travel with fixed-wing aircraft, but civilian transport by helicopter, especially in large and sparsely populated regions, is common enough. It was once even …read more Continue reading A Look Back at the USSR’s Mi-6 Helicopter Airliner
An article on the history of EPROMs in the Soviet Union by [Vladimir Yakovlev] over at The CPU Shack Museum caught our attention. It is part one of a series …read more Continue reading Exploring the History of EPROM in the Soviet Union
In 1962, Vasily Arkhipov made a fateful decision that averted a nuclear war. Now his story will be sung. Continue reading The Story of the Soviet Submarine Officer Who Saved the World Is Now an Opera
“The blood of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of their murdered children is on your hands,” TVs across the country said. Continue reading Smart TVs in Russia Delivering Anti-War Messages
Newly released CIA documents ask the important question: Is ESP compatible with Marxism? Continue reading CIA Document Claims Soviet Union Was Developing Cybernetic Telepathy
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While early prototypes for SpaceX’s Starship have been exploding fairly regularly at the company’s Texas test facility, the overall program has been moving forward at a terrific pace. The towering spacecraft, which CEO Elon Musk believes will be the key to building a sustainable human colony on Mars, has gone …read more
On August 8th, an experimental nuclear device exploded at a military test facility in Nyonoksa, Russia. Thirty kilometers away, radiation levels in the city of Severodvinsk reportedly peaked at twenty times normal levels for the span of a few hours. Rumors began circulating about the severity of the event, and …read more
Continue reading Echos of the Cold War: Nuclear-Powered Missiles Have Been Tried Before