Between 1917 and 1991 the USSR built hundreds of sanatoriums across its empire. Many of them still survive. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c5cd272e12d7d7653c03eb3/master/pass/01_Michal_Solarski_Wrestler.jpg
Tag: Sovietera
Novichok is a ‘dangerous and sophisticated’ Soviet-era nerve agent — here’s how it works and why it’s so lethal
Peter Nicholls/Reuters A man and woman who were sickened after coming into contact with the nerve agent Novichok are in critical condition in the UK. The couple has been identified as Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44. The poisonings happened on Saturday, near the site of a March incident in which Novichok was likely used […]
Eerie footage unveils secrets of Soviet-era train graveyard (VIDEO)
Eerie footage shows the not easily found Soviet-built cargo trains and locomotives abandoned at a train graveyard in the Russian region of Perm. The video, provided by Ruptly news agency, reveals images of the long-forgotten trains and locomotives built during the golden era as they emerge at an abandoned forest road, still and unmoved. [embedded […]
The Pentagon is spending $2 billion running Soviet-era guns to Syrian rebels
Bassam Khabieh/Reuters The U.S. Department of Defense is reportedly still funneling billions of dollars’ worth of Soviet-era weaponry to anti-Islamic State groups in Syria, with questionable oversight. In a joint report published Tuesday, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) allege that the Pentagon has given up […]
