Soviet science thread

Post examples of soviet science and technology

successful science:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy

not so successful science:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism

Other urls found in this thread:

marxists.org/reference/archive/lysenko/index.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_laser_pistol
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSS_silent_pistol
youtube.com/watch?v=K73kKODFyzw
youtube.com/watch?v=P_N7AZHpTn4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS_underwater_rifle
youtube.com/watch?v=x-P578pnctU
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut_3#On-board_gun
marxists.org/subject/science/index.htm
imichurin.narod.ru/flegr_lysenko.pdf
imichurin.narod.ru/liu2004.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BESM
twitter.com/AnonBabble

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i knew a biologist who looked into lysenkoism and said that there's some interesting stuff in it and most people just go along with talking shit while having no idea what it is about
he even wrote an article on it but it's been years so i'll probably not find it

only possible mechanism would be through epigenetics.

Phage therapy has been making a comeback, hasn't it? I thought I heard something like that as a response to the overprescription/bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

in fact it was a discussion on some dedicated soviet forum, 10 years ago
anyway, at least i found a something i thought i might share for those interested
marxists.org/reference/archive/lysenko/index.htm

wow wtf marxists.org has a selection of Lysenko's writing?

The Soviets had some pretty eccentric firearms designers.

Not much is known about the space laser, allegedly some proof of concept for a astronaut weapon used to destroy sensitive equipment in space.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_laser_pistol

The PSS silent pistol uses a special cartridge which propelled the bullet out with a piston but retained the gasses in the case making it silent. Cartridge was previously used in a derringer before having a semi auto pistol design around it.
Also, the projectile was a standard 7.62mm bullet used in the 7.62x39mm cartridge which was used in the AK-47/AKM and its derivatives, which could throw off investigation, making it a perfect assassination weapon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSS_silent_pistol
Shooting: youtube.com/watch?v=K73kKODFyzw
Disassembly: youtube.com/watch?v=P_N7AZHpTn4

The APS under water rifle was a purpose designed weapon used by frogmen for underwater missions. The cartridge used was previously used in the 4 shot SPP-1 pistol. It had a very short barrel life span and could only fire it's specialized dart cartridge. It was replaced by a derivative, the ASM-DT which could fire both normal and specialized cartridges. The ASM-DT is soon to be replaced by the ADS amphibious rifle. NATO has no equivalents to these rifles, only underwater pistols.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS_underwater_rifle
Shooting: youtube.com/watch?v=x-P578pnctU

Don't know much about the last rifle, named TKB-011. Just posted to show the eccentricity of some of the soviets designs. I assume it was an entry for one of the many rifle trails the soviets held.

I'd post more but i can't think of anything, I wish I had not purge my /k/ folder right about now.

nice

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut_3#On-board_gun
This satellite had an autocannon attached to it.