The Soviet T-34 is often hailed as one of the most successful and influential tanks of World War II, but despite its ...

Similarly, ecosystems of cities are shaped by local cultural practices. Because all wildlife are connected to the environment, cultural practices that alter the landscape shape the evolution of urban ...

The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly faster than Mach 3, more than 2,000 miles per hour. This allowed it to easily avoid ...

A new book charts how the discipline transcended humble origins and turned into something more ambitious, and more conflicted ...

What did urban design look like in a socialist society? This video breaks down Soviet city planning, from standardized housing and communal spaces to self-contained microdistricts. Learn how ...

Anna Andreeva’s silk cityscapes bring attention to Soviet textile design and the “urban fabric on fabric” By Ross Wolfe • April 9, 2025 • Design, International, On View, Urbanism ...

Soviet brutalism: the history To understand a little, you need to read the rapid waves of change from the revolutionary architecture of the Constructivists in the 1920s, who managed to build only a ...

Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.

The city financed the 700,000 million zloty (€160 million) project. For now it only has a few works of art on display but will eventually hold as many as 2,500 exhibits, including the works of ...

In common with other subway systems built by the Soviet Union, the Kyiv Metro serves a dual purpose – a feature that continues to be essential as the city suffers regular Russian missile attacks.

The design was heavily modified to create the MiG-31, a fighter armed with sophisticated sensors, a powerful radar and better engines. “The MiG-31 is essentially a full realisation of what the ...