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Soviet Union - Music - Communist - General

What was the first classic rock song to go to number one in Russia?

A momentous hit…

Ben Forrest
Jan 4, 2026
Buzludzha Monument Bulgaria’s iconic UFO monument to their communist past

Buzludzha Monument: Bulgaria’s iconic UFO monument to their communist past

On a Bulgarian mountain top sits one of the world’s most unique buildings.

Sam Farley
Dec 18, 2025
Pyramiden The frozen Soviet time capsule on the edge of the world

Pyramiden: The frozen Soviet time capsule on the edge of the world

A town paused.

Sam Farley
Dec 6, 2025
Welcome to Stalin World, Lithuania’s provocative museum park

Welcome to Stalin World, Lithuania’s provocative museum park

Grūtas Park is unlike any other attraction you’ve ever seen.

Sam Farley
Dec 4, 2025
John Wayne - Oscars 1973 - 45th Academy Awards

The dictator who wanted to assassinate John Wayne

Enemy of the Soviet Union.

Tom Taylor
Nov 28, 2025
Transnistria- Europe’s small Soviet enclave that doesn’t exist

Transnistria: Europe’s small Soviet enclave that doesn’t exist

A Soviet time warp that takes you back to a time before the Iron Curtain fell.

Sam Farley
Nov 21, 2025
John Wayne - Rio Bravo - 1959

When John Wayne threatened a world leader: “I’m gonna knock him on his sorry fucking ass”

He didn’t want to play nice.

Scott Campbell
Sep 30, 2025
The death of the Aral Sea The awful ironies of the latest dark tourism expedition

The death of the Aral Sea: The awful ironies of the latest dark tourism expedition

The first major climate change disaster.

Sam Farley
Aug 30, 2025
Why did Yevgeny Bryun blame The Beatles for Russia's drug problem?

Why did Yevgeny Bryun blame The Beatles for Russia’s drug problem?

An odd claim.

Ben Forrest
Aug 14, 2025
Soviet Union - Music - Communist - General

The day Sparks were banned from the Soviet Union for “neofascism” and “racism”

A bold move.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 22, 2025
Ariel The story of the Soviet Union’s coolest funk band

Ariel: The story of the Soviet Union’s coolest funk band

“How Gogolyushka Floats Along the River”.

Tom Phelan
Jun 21, 2025
Billy Joel - 1977 - The Stranger

What caused Billy Joel’s Moscow meltdown?

His crew were perplexed. His band terrified.

Will Howard
Apr 20, 2025

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