With the threat of war looming, the Soviet Union found themselves using machine-gun armed tractors as their recon vehicles.

The M103, just like the British Conqueror, was a (slightly rushed) response to the Soviet Union's newest heavy tanks following the Second World War. Fearing an escalation in Korea or a full-scale ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights: The Soviet Union’s T-34 tanks won an impressive victory in Kursk The T-54 and T-55 were some of the most mass-produced tanks ever The T-14 Armata is the next generation ...

Tanks, even the small ones, are pretty hefty, making transporting them to battlefields a bit of an issue. Driving them the whole way leaves them exposed to enemy fire, and so the Soviet Union ...

"The Soviet Union produced tens of thousands of T-54/55 tanks after the Second World War," it continues. "The Russian military will likely experience greater numbers of casualties by fielding ...

As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach. By Roger Cohen PARIS ...