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The Soviet Union detonated a hydrogen bomb in 1953, a mere ten months after the United States. Space exploration was also highly developed: in October 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit; in April 1961 a Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first man in space. The Soviets maintained a ...
For the first time drag chutes were used in 1937 by the Soviet airplanes in the Arctic that provided support for the famous polar expeditions of the era. The drag chute allowed safe landings on small ice-floes. 1937 Drifting ice station. Soviet and Russian drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic.
built an early radio receiver in the form of a lightning detector, eastern European countries claim he is the "inventor of radio" Popov and his radio: Nikolay Popov (1931–2008) Soviet Union Russian Federation: first fully gas turbine main battle tank [126] T-80 main battle tank: Aleksandr Porokhovschikov (1892 – c. 1942) Russian Empire
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Despite many technological achievements in the 19th and 20th centuries, since the time of Brezhnev stagnation Russia has lagged significantly behind the West in a number of technologies, especially those concerning energy conservation and consumer goods production. The crisis of the 1990s led to the drastic reduction of state support for science.
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. ... As such, this list requires a degree of caution. Subcategories ... Soviet inventions (11 C, ...
Weapon designers from the Soviet Union (20 P) Pages in category "Soviet inventors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total.