How a Nuclear Bomber Spurred Commercial Jet Flight, Despite a One-in-Five Crash Record
28 Jan 2023, 22:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The civilian "twin cousin" of a Soviet strategic bomber, the infamous Tu-104, paved the way for widespread jet-engine aviation back in the mid-50s
ZIS-6: The Original Soviet Truck Platform For the BM-13 Katyusha "Stalin's Organ"
14 Oct 2022, 04:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When the Katyusha rocket system was first deployed in battle, it rolled in one of these, the ZIS-6. This is the story of that truck
Artist Breathes New Life Into Ukrainian Flagship LAZ Bus With an Electrified Vision
8 Apr 2022, 17:06 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This concept takes the Ukrainian and Soviet bus, LAZ, and raises it to the modern standards of this industry. Includes an electric drivetrain and modular dash
Blast From the Past: Mil V-12, the Largest, Most Useless Helicopter Ever
16 Feb 2021, 14:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A feat of engineering and an impressive aircraft by sheer size, the Mil V-12, aka “Homer,” never went into production because it was already obsolete at launch
Yellow Lada With Leather Engine Bay Is Soviet Hellaflush
16 Dec 2019, 20:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 130 horsepower Fiat 132 is perfect for this project, not only because the Lada is based on a Fiat, but also due to it being an iconic WRC setup
Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttle Filmed by Sneaking into Military Facility
10 Jul 2017, 15:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This video almost looks like the best DJI Mavik promo ever: filming an abandoned Soviet machine under the cover of darkness
Mil Mi-14, the Russian Sub Hunting Helicopter That Can Land on Water
19 May 2015, 15:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rumor has it that Russian government wants to have a sub hunter again and will put the Mi-14 back in production. Let's hope it will hope better than the tank
Russian Car Enthusiast Builds Vintage Soviet Lada Couch
20 Mar 2015, 17:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Re-engineered after the Fiat 124 and produced as a cheap commuter for the nations of the Eastern Bloc, sales reached one million on 21 December 1973
Soviet M20 Pobeda Redesigned to Race at Bonneville Salt Flats
5 Dec 2014, 10:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From the same graphic designer named Mikhail Smolyanov, who made that awesome-looking steam-powered land yacht we showed you yesterday, we bring you yet another really cool 3D car art project. This ...
ZIL Amphibious Screw Vehicles: a Cool Soviet Era Invention
29 Mar 2014, 16:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Take a moment to think about the wheel and the rubber tire. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to get about our daily lives and try as they might, engineers have yet to invent something better. I...