In the 1970s, the Soviet Union built the K-278, an advanced nuclear-powered submarine designed to push the limits of technology. But during a patrol in 1989, disaster struck when a turbine failure led ...

"My Perestroika," a documentary that director Robin Hessman '94 described as an "unusual look of life behind the Iron Curtain," was featured in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, at ...

Russian opposition media outlet Meduza has released a documentary about the first Soviet sexologist, sociologist, psychologist, and doctor of philosophical sciences Igor Kon on Meduza’s YouTube ...

You many not be familiar with the name Vasili Arkhipov, but maybe you should be. He's the Soviet Navy man who stopped nuclear ...

This week marks the 78th anniversary of the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, Japan. The film "Oppenheimer" has brought public attention to the scientific community that ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Following recent comments on nuclear testing by United States President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, it's more important than ever to remember that ...

Many people might not realize it, but 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of a harrowing sequence of events that, in hindsight, could very well have set the end of the world in motion. Not only was a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts is happy to announce the world premier “Director’s Cut” ...

At the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, the Baltic Film sidebar has showcased an impressive range of work from the Baltic states – Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia – including the ...