These days, if you search "The Great Game" online, and you'll meet with a series of articles for World of Warcraft, Pacman. Minecraft and maybe Sonic the Hedgehog. However, the Great Game couldn't be further from these pixilated curios. Filled…
All countries bordering the Caspian Sea offer various options for viewing this natural marvel; from luxury tourist resorts, crumbling limestone cliffs and long sandy beaches. We've listed a few of our top picks for those keen on visiting the Caspian…
Shared by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, the Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world. What is the Caspian Sea? A lake to some and an inland sea to others, the Caspian is vast; 211 meters deep,…
The Ekranoplan Programme 1966 - 1990s During the 1960s, the Soviet Union began development on a truly monstrous vehicle, capable of travelling over water at 550 kph (342 mph) and transporting incredible amounts of cargo incredibly efficiently. Not quite a…
Heading South-West from the DPRK’s capital, Pyongyang, following the path of the Taedong River, you’ll hit the port city of Nampo, beyond which sits the engineering megaproject that is the West Sea Barrage; an enormous dam stretching 8km across the…
The 1940s saw the Second World War threaten the way the world operated however, most countries kept a particular social order: women worked in factories and stayed well behind the front lines, (the closest one would get to the front…
Most people know about the first man in space, the first man on the moon and even the first satellite to orbit the earth; but not many know the first woman to venture into space: Valentina Tereshkova. And if you…
As part of our Soviet Icons series, we attempt to explain a little about the ill-fated legend of the Soviet Union; Leon Trotsky. Trotsky helped found the USSR and was second only to Lenin, eventually being branded an enemy of…
For many visitors, Mongolia is the outdoor capital of the world with Ulaanbaatar as the gateway to this remote and inviting county. For most travellers, one night is enough, and people leave either loving or hating this misunderstood capital. However,…
Nestled on the banks of Pyongyang’s second river, the Potonggang, the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Monument (조국해방전쟁승리기념탑) was completed on the 40th anniversary of the armistice which ended the Korean War between North and South between 1950 and 1953. The…
