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Russian Avalanche

Posted on September 20, 2025 by admin

The morning of September 20, 2002, dawned as any other day in the North Ossetia area of Russia, but by the end of the day, things would definitely not be the same, and more than a hundred people would lose … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Toothbrush

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Caryn

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was the first woman in space. That was just one of her many accomplishments. She was a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, as well as being a former Soviet cosmonaut. She flew a solo mission … Continue reading →

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Expedition 1

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Caryn

I think most people who followed the building of the International Spece Station were excited about this new venture in the history of space travel. The idea of men and women living and working up there for extended periods of time was amazing… Continue reading →

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Fuel Exhaustion

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Caryn

Vnukovo Airport was experiencing heavy fog on November 5, 1946. Due to the resulting low visibility conditions and a high number of aircraft bound for Moscow, including an Aeroflot LI-2 (registration CCCP-L4181) that was being ferried from Voronezh to Moscow. The LI-2, along with a Continue reading →

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The Coup

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Caryn

Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin had just finished speaking at a factory in Moscow, when Fanya Kaplan, a member of the Social Revolutionary party shot him twice. Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks was seriously wounded, but survived the attack. The attempted assassination basically set off a “gang war” Continue reading →

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Hitler’s Plans For Russia

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Caryn

Hitler never had feeling of any kind toward mankind of any nationality, race, gender, or religion, even though there were those he hated more than others…specifically, Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and anyone not blond haired and blue eyed. Nevertheless, Hitler had long ago decided that anyone was disposable, except him. Continue reading →

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The Tunguska Event

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Caryn

Most of us don’t really think much about the possibility of a meteor hitting the Earth, and the reality is that it’s pretty rare…at least one of much size. Most of them burn up as they enter our atmosphere, and most often the ones that do hit are so small that they do little damage. Continue reading →

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The Battle of Tsushima Strait

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Caryn

It’s a difficult thing to discover that, as a nation, with a naval fleet, what you thought was strong, is simply not enough. This was the position that Russia found themselves during the Russo-Japanese War, when the Russian Baltic Fleet is nearly destroyed at the Battle of Tsushima Strait. Continue reading →

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Building A Failure

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Caryn

There are a number of different kinds of governments, and people disagree on which is the best. Personally, I think that any government that takes away the freedoms of its people is destined to fail. Communism is a “political theory derived from Karl Marx, Continue reading →

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The Boiling Point

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Caryn

Georgia is a small nation that borders Russia, and in fact was part of Russia at one time. The two nations had been at odds for a long time, and tempers just seemed to be simmering, with deep heat that threatened to boil over into an all-out war. Continue reading →

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