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What was the first animal to orbit the Earth? (VIDEO)
Gateway to Russia
Feb 16 2025
History
Back in the 1950’s, while the Americans were preparing to send monkeys to space the Soviets were training dogs...
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Where did the famous Orlov diamond originate from? (VIDEO)
How did Soviet soldiers relax between battles during World War II? (VIDEO)
This Nazi officer became a Russian Orthodox saint (VIDEO)
Why did Russians sleep on... stoves!? (VIDEO)
Space crew splashdown training (VIDEO)
From England to Moscow: why a British man decided to link his future with Russia (VIDEO)
How did people travel from Siberia to the capital in the past? (VIDEO)
Furry athletes race in St Petersburg (VIDEO)
The Gulag through one woman’s drawings (VIDEO)
The square of three railway stations in Moscow (VIDEO)
'Komsomolskaya' subway station in Moscow (VIDEO)
Why did Britain & the USSR invade Iran during WWII? (VIDEO)
