Sergei Korolev was a major figure an driving force in the development of the Russian space program. Influenced by the ideas of interplanetary flight put forth by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , Korolev became interested in rocketry, and in the early 1930s...

Russian Engineer and Designer 1907-1966 Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the chief designer of launch vehicles during the early years of the Soviet Union's space program and the driving force behind the development of the R-7...

Born December 30, 1906 (Zhitomir, Ukraine) Died January 14, 1966 (Moscow, Russia) Russian engineer During the 1950s and 1960s the former Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in a space race. This competition for superiority in space...

Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (often transliterated as Sergei Korolev),[2] (Russian: Серге́й Па́влович Королёв; Ukrainian: Сергій Павлович Корольов), (January 12 [O.S. December 30 1906] 1907, Zhytomyr – January...

THE ARTISTS' CHOICE A new book explores the life and art of the influential Russian-born artist SERGEI BONGART is considered one of the most influential artists and teachers of the 20th century. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1918, he endured the hardships...

Fine interpreter of Russian opera The tenor Sergei Larin, born in Latvia of Russian parentage, sang for most of the first decade of his career within the Soviet bloc. With the break-up of the Soviet Union, he began to appear all over Western...

Russia on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch that opened the space age, with officials seeking to revive the glory of the Soviet program, although some experts worry about a loss of momentum for new missions.Goose-stepping guards and medal-bedecked space veterans laid...

In this remote and rusting town on the barren steppes of Central Asia, the space race and the Sputnik era seem much more than a memory.Rockets still pierce the heavens in a halo of smoke during launches, and engineers and military men still crack open...