The 1K17 was one of the many prototypes the Soviet Union built in its quest for a "Self-propelled Laser Complex" (SLK). The concept was initially proposed in the 1970s and early 1980s with the ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88.

Mr. Spassky went home to a cold reception in the Soviet Union, where he had become a national disappointment. He was wealthy by Russian standards, having won $90,000 in prize money at Reykjavik.

Moldovan director Ion Bors' debut is set against the backdrop of the little-remembered Transnistria War and takes place in the dying days of the USSR. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...