21Plane crash
In 1940, the Soviet Union shot down a civilian Finnish flight traveling from Helsinki to Tallinn. To help preserve peace the Finnish government hid the fact for over a year.
22T55 battle tank
The Soviet Union built chemical, nuclear, and biological defenses into its T55 battle tank. This would allow the crew to survive nuclear fallout if required.
23Hiroshima
USSR's first nuclear submarine was morbidly nicknamed 'Hiroshima' due to its accident-prone nature and the fact that 10 people died during its construction.
24Late for work
In the Soviet Union under Stalin, being more than 20 minutes late for work was a criminal offense.
25Trained dogs
During World War 2, the Soviet Union trained dogs to blow up German tanks. Their usage was later discontinued, as the dogs tended to ran back to the familiar smell of Soviet soldiers and tanks, killing them instead.
26Vodka
In the USSR, vodka produced by the state-owned brands used to come in half-liter bottles which once opened couldn't be recapped.
27The Great Grain Robbery
In 1972, Soviet Union’s eavesdropping of communications calls between American wheat farmers and the Department of Agriculture led to “The Great Grain Robbery” that enabled the Russians to covertly buy record amounts of wheat at low prices, causing a U.S. grain shortage 18 months later.
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28Flamethrower
The Soviet Union disguised their flamethrowers to avoid sniper targeting during World War 2.