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A transitional architectural style that existed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typical of early Stalinist architecture before World War II. 1932 Postal code. Modern postal codes were first introduced in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in December 1932, [99] but the system was abandoned in 1939. 1932 Children's railway. 1932 Terpsitone
T-34 medium tank, the most produced tank of World War II [89] T-34: Ogneslav Stepanovich Kostovich (1851–1916) Serbia Russian Empire: arborite (high-strength plywood) [90] [91] Plywood: Gleb Kotelnikov (1872–1944) Russian Empire Soviet Union: knapsack parachute, drogue parachute [92] [93] A modern knapsack parachute packed: Aleksey Krylov ...
Russian stamp commemorating World War I, featuring the Fedorov Avtomat Fedorov's superior, General Nikolai Filatov is credited for introducing the much shorter term "avtomat" for the gun — a neologism derived from the Greek word ' automaton ' and synonymous with the English word " automatic ", [ 23 ] this is the one that stuck.
These new inventions led the way to major success for the Germans in World War II. As always, Germany was at the forefront of internal combustion engine development. The laboratory of Ludwig Prandtl at University of Göttingen was the world center of aerodynamics and fluid dynamics in general, until its dispersal after the Allied victory.
This list of Russian weaponry makers includes the famous weaponry inventors and engineers of the Tsardom of Russia, Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
This category includes things invented in Russia (Russian Empire, Russian SFSR, Russian Federation), or by people from Russia outside Russia. This is a problematic category. As such, this list requires a degree of caution.
The Katyusha (Russian: Катю́ша, IPA: [kɐˈtʲuʂə] ⓘ) is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area more intensively than conventional artillery, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload.
Prior to World War II, Soviet Azerbaijan was one of the world's largest producers of oil, oil products, and petroleum equipment, hugely contributing to the Soviet Union to be ranked next to the United States and Canada in oil production. Despite ongoing military actions, Baku remained the main provider of fuels and lubricants, sending 23.5 ...