The 2 controversial Soviet scientists of whom you've never heard: Animal testing is part and parcel of medical progress but where should one draw the line? Wherever you think it is, it's fair to say ...

Lyudmila Trut, who has died aged 90, was a Soviet scientist and lead researcher ... they had also become more dog-like in appearance. The study was influential as a convincing analogy for how ...

Engineer Yevgeniy Shabarov recalled the dog's final moments on Earth, saying: "After placing Laika in the container and ...

Laika was a stray dog who had lived on the streets of Moscow (Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Following the success of Sputnik 1, Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev wanted a ...

A weighty, chunky book gilded with a colorful gold foil cover and illustrated with bold graphics of dogs orbiting the globe miles above a prominent Soviet Union emblazoned in red, Soviet Space Dogs is ...

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — The Ukrainian howitzer barrel peeked out just enough from the foliage to train on the Russian forces a few kilometers away. The crew prepared to fire. “Gun!” ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the strike on Kharkiv’s Derzhprom (State Industry) building, one of the most striking examples of Soviet-era constructivism architecture and dubbed the ...