soviet design Watch this 1983 TV commercial for a craptastic Soviet Walkman knock-off Mark Frauenfelder
russia If you want to understand Putin, learn about Alexander Dugin, the fascist Russian charlatan beloved by the U.S.'s far-right Mark Frauenfelder
retro gaming In 1974 I played the Lunar Lander game on a pocket calculator for hours on end Mark Frauenfelder
books New rare book catalogue features a Soviet Space Race picture book with backyard-built rocket Rebecca Romney
Audio When people used to press bootleg recordings onto X-Rays to pass around Soviet Russia Thom Dunn
museums Auction: Lipstick gun, poison-tipped umbrella, hotel room "bug," and other KGB spy gear David Pescovitz
Comic Books Pre-order Jim Rugg's fluorescent, blacklight comic book starring Russian outlaw superhero Octobriana – the devil woman! Mark Frauenfelder