50 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR attempts to launch a second copy of the Salyut space station, however, its rocket fails to reach orbit, leaving the mission under wraps for decades: https://t.co/6XMvV0oPWu

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WIP of Red Army Conscript facing reality of war 1989

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Did you know?🐸

The 1st frog to wind up in space was aboard the USSR's Vostok 3A rocket in March 1961. 🚀

The 1st attempt was in September 1959, but the US Jupiter AM-23 rocket was destroyed during launch... 😭

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honestly, I’m deeply frustrated and shocked HOW MANY of the ussr fans I see on internet - are the young queer people..

like, guys.. being a queer person in ussr you'd be forcibly placed in 'mental hospital' under ‘correction’ and you'd never got free until you be ‘fixed’

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15 July 1923. Soviet state airline Dobrolet began its first scheduled domestic service between Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod with a Junkers F.13. Aboard were two crew and four passengers. It was renamed Aeroflot when the USSR consolidated their airlines in 1932.

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For the defence of the USSR, 1930 by Valentina Kulagina

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Alternate universe of USSR in 21st century

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In 1990, even before the collapse of the USSR, Karakalpakstan declared its sovereignty. In 1993 it signed a treaty with Uzbekistan. It agreed to remain as part of the country for 20 years, if it keeps its sovereignty and will have a right to later secede through a referendum

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Part 2 of the USSR drawing because why not

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Charlie Brown has completely conquered USSR

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Three years to the day after Germany launched an invasion of the USSR, Red Army have begun Operation Bagration: a huge offensive in east Europe, aimed at enveloping & crushing German Army Group Centre.

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