Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was a grouping of countries. Russia was part of the union and as such the Russian language was extensively spoken by its people. The Soviet Union entered an arms race with the western powers that was known as the Cold War. This saw mass stockpiling of nuclear weapons by all concerned. (TV: Cold War)

The Soviet Union also had an extensive space program. It oversaw the production and launch of Sputnik, the first man-made artificial satellite. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!) Several humans were also sent in to space as part of the program; they were termed Cosmonauts. (PROSE: The Mind Extractors)

The union split up in the late 1980s, and pulled down the Berlin Wall. (AUDIO: Protect and Survive)