The Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after two devastating explosions, leaving a 24,000-ton nuclear submarine on the seabed with ...
Twenty-three men survived the explosions that sank the Russian submarine Kursk, then waited in compartment 9 for a rescue that never reached them. This documentary investigates the harder question ...
Moscow’s cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige—and was even viewed by some as a “turning point” for modern Russia. The Americans almost ...
During his first term, Vladimir Putin had to confront a raft of political and economic challenges, including the Chechen wars, conflict in Iraq, and the unchecked power of Russia’s oligarchs. He also ...
On August 12, 2000, the Kursk nuclear submarine, pride of Russia’s Northern Fleet, sank after a torpedo exploded, and the fate of its 118 crew captivated the nation until the tragic conclusion nine ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Model of the Kursk nuclear submarine at the Lennusadam Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia. Pjotr Mahhonin/Wikimedia Commons, CC ...