Russell played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career.
Soviet submarine K-8. K-8 was a November-class submarine of the Soviet Northern Fleet that sank in the Bay of Biscay with its nuclear weapons on board on April 12, 1970. A fire on April 8 had disabled the submarine and it was being towed in rough seas. Fifty-two crewmen were killed attempting the salvage of the boat when it sank.
Laika is Russian-literally-for barker!! The Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into space aboard the Sputnik 2 space capsule. Laika is also the name for a typ â¦ e of hunting dog.There are three breeds-the Russian European Laika, the East Siberian Laika and the West Siberian Laika. Note that Laika, the dog that went to space, is in fact a mongrel.he Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into space aboard the Sputnik 2 space capsule. Laika is also the name for a typ â¦ e of hunting dog. There are three breeds-the Russian European Laika, the East Siberian Laika and the West Siberian Laika.