On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. The U.S.S.R.

On March 18, 1965, the Soviet spacecraft Voshkod-2 launched with two cosmonauts on board, Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March in Berlin in 2023. Photo: Getty Images An initiative group of Russians in Washington plans to hold a march of the Immortal ...

On March 9, 1961, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 9. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This mission was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft, which would later carry the first ...