Serhii Koroliov – Ukrainian genius behind the biggest technological achievements of the USSR

Serhii Koroliov – Ukrainian genius behind the biggest technological achievements of the USSR

23.01.2023

Do you know who “K. Sergeyev” was? How about “Chief Designer”? The soviet people did not know either, nor were they allowed to know. These are the aliases of Serhii Koroliov, the USSR chief spacecraft designer whose identity was kept hidden by Stalin and the NKVD (the masterminds of purges in the USSR). They limited his freedom, tortured him, and forced him to remain incognito, but they never broke him. 

Read our article to learn the truth about the Ukrainian genius behind the biggest technological achievements of the USSR.

Just imagine, aged 17, Koroliov independently designed a working glider (an aircraft without an engine). Later, the Aviation Society of Ukraine had the design, created by a teenager, taken into actual development.

Serhii Koroliov was a Ukrainian genius who was obscured by the Soviet government. He was the mind behind numerous outstandingly progressive and revolutionary inventions of humankind; he created the first artificial Earth satellite and organized the first spaceflight and the first spacewalk.

Today, the creation of the original artificial Earth satellite enables us to use the GPS system, check the weather forecast for tomorrow, and keep in touch with our loved ones. When the Nobel Prize committee attempted to award Koroliov for the invention, the soviet leadership interfered, stating that “in the USSR, the entire soviet people get credit for the creation of new technology!”. Thereby, Koroliov remained in the shadows.

And yet, today, Koroliov’s existence and genius are held in Elon Musk’s high regard. There is a twist, however, since he does not consider Koroliov a Ukrainian. Indeed, Russia made sure no one would. On the 114th anniversary of Koroliov’s birth, the head of  Roscosmos tweeted their congratulations. To that, Elon Musk responded with a tweet written in Russian: “He was brilliant”.

Today, people around the world mostly perceive Koroliov as a soviet scientist or a Russian. Yet the actual Koroliov hailed from the Zhytomyr region and identified himself as a Ukrainian.

Koroliov’s friends and colleagues knew well that he loved Ukraine and considered himself its son. When astronaut Oleksii Leonov went into outer space, he sang Koroliov his favorite Ukrainian song: “Watching the sky and thinking a thought.”

Koroliov’s daughter reminisced that her father often sang other Ukrainian songs at home. Koroliov’s identification papers stated that he was Ukrainian, and he reaffirmed this in his application for admission to Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

In 1938, Koroliev was suddenly arrested, allegedly for subversive activities and transferring technology to the enemies of the USSR. The accusation was groundless. In NKVD imprisonment, he suffered horrifying physical torture that left him with a broken jaw. Later on, he was exiled to Maldiak, a village in Siberia. For the rest of his life, Korolev never fully opened his jaw as it had failed to properly fuse in the camps.

Today, Russia calls Koroliov a “legend”.

Even in exile, Korolev continued working on his designs. For example, in the NKVD special prison, where he was later transferred, he designed several bombers, which the USSR would then actively produce. Koroliov spent 6 years in various prisons. Due to prolonged exile, he developed multiple serious diseases; thus, he had to constantly receive medical treatment in his old age.

During a surgical operation to remove a polyp, a breathing tube stood in the surgeon’s way, so he failed to administer anesthesia in time. The genius’ heart stopped beating because of his once-broken jaw. Even in the official announcement of his death, Koroliov was still referred to as “Chief Designer” to avoid disclosing his name.

Today, a crater on Mars’ surface bears Koroliov’s name even though it had been long hidden by the soviet union until finally being unfairly appropriated by Russians.

The story of Koroliov is one of many examples of soviet and russian lies. But the truth always prevails in the end; hence, today, Serhii Koroliov is a globally recognized genius. Now it is up to us to tell his story to the world, popularize him in the international arena, be proud, and reclaim other Ukrainian geniuses for Ukraine’s heritage.

https://filter.mkip.gov.ua/en/serhii-koroliov/

Putin justifies Hitler's actions: "The Poles were uncooperative." Poland expresses outrage

Ukrayinska Pravda

Fri, February 9, 2024 at 11:11 AM EST

2 min read

Vladimir Putin delivers his propaganda to Tucker Carlson with excitement. Screenshot

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin justified the Nazis' actions, saying that the Poles being "uncompromising" over the ownership of Gdańsk forced Adolf Hitler to start the war with Poland in 1939. Poland is outraged by these claims.

Source: Putin in an interview with US propagandist Tucker Carlson:

 "After [WWII], this territory was transferred to Poland, and instead of Danzig, a city of Gdańsk emerged. Hitler asked them [the Poles] to surrender amicably, but they refused... [The Poles] went too far, pushing Hitler to start World War II by attacking them. Why was it Poland against whom the war started on 1 September 1939? Poland turned out to be uncompromising, and Hitler had nothing to do but start implementing his plans with Poland."

 Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Twitter: 

"It's not the first time the Russian dictator V. Putin blames Poland, invaded by the USSR on 17 [September] 1939, for the outbreak of WWII.
We are used to paranoid justifications for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. What’s shocking is that this time they are enabled by an American journalist."

Details: In his interview with Carlson, Putin once again outlined his vision of history. He claimed that it was Ukraine that started the war in 2014 and that Ukraine "created a threat to Crimea, which we had to take under our protection". According to the Russian dictator, in 2022, Russia did not start the war, but "tried to stop it."

Putin also said that Russia has not yet achieved its goals, among which he named "denazification" with "the prohibition of all kinds of neo-Nazi movements".

In his interview with Carlson, Putin also outlined other theses of Russian propaganda: that Ukraine was created by Lenin within the USSR, that nationalists collaborated with Hitler during World War II, that SS massacres were carried out, that "nationalism and neo-Nazism" allegedly exist and nationalists are glorified in modern Ukraine.

Trump-Putin Cheap Soap Opera Insted of US Global Politics

By Irina Severin | UAObserver

#Trump-Putin soap opera instead of global politics based on principles and international rules continues. Putin wins by destroying Trump's image, positioning him as a weak, easy-to-manipulate, and utterly corrupt politician.

Putin already broke down Trump, which is seen not only in the US approaches to Russia but also in Trump's crooked smile, hiding the burning shame of being humiliated by Putin, and in his lately pathetic, humiliated pose, with a visibly broken moral backbone.

The longer Trump plays a puppet of Putin in a Moscow-staged soap opera, the worse the consequences will be personally for Trump and the US's positioning on the world stage.

Trump unintentionally and blindly transfers the US power and prestige to Russia, strengthening the Axis of Evil without gaining anything in exchange.

If Putin would like to stop the war, he would do this, or never have started it in the first place.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview

Putin-Trump-Scholz Shadowy Corrupt Dealings with Putin Under Pretext of Peace Negotiations

By Irina SEVEIN | UAObserver

What is so "productive" about Trump's phone call with Putin and Russia's rejection of Trump's ceasefire? Is it about Putin productively corrupting both Trump and Scholz?

As multiyear practice shows, Russia's business deals with the West are part of Putin's warfare against the West - a way to corrupt the Western establishment, turning it into Russian lobbyists or Putin's secret weapons against their own countries. 

It is a usual practice for Putin to bribe corrupt foreign politicians, often using hidden bearer shares inside the energy deals. Otherwise, it would be inexplicable why Trump and Scholz would agree to a deal benefiting only Russia when Putin attacks an ally - Ukraine and wages a hidden warfare of attrition against both the US and the West, including Germany. 

Why Witkoff, US Special Envoy to Middle East, Negotiating with Russia and Not Specially Assigned nvoy Kellogg?

By Irina SEVEIN | UAObserver

The response is simple. The situation in the Middle East is directly connected to Putin. The deadly Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which happened on Putin's birthday on October 7, was sponsored by Putin.

Steve Witkoff, the US Special Envoy to the Middle East

Putin needed to divert the attention and resources of the West from Ukraine to the Middle East, and this is precisely what happened. After the Russia-sponsored attack, for more than half a year, Ukraine was deprived of US military aid, and all the attention was redirected to the Middle East, which gave Russia a massive advantage against Ukraine.

The destruction of Gaza makes Putin's crimes in Ukraine the new normal, not a war crime or genocide. It was not only a Russia-sponsored Hamas terrorist attack. It was Putin's special operation, supported by Netanyahu, or their joint special operation from the start.

Objectively,Trump is not interested in negotiations with Russia, but in Ukraine's victory over Russia

By Iryna Severin | UAObserver

Objectively, Donald Trump is not interested in Ukraine's negotiations with Russia. The US is interested in Ukraine's victory over Russia, even if there is still no understanding of it. 

However, realizing that the US and the West are already at war with Russia should change this suicidal approach to arming Ukraine. Moreover, if the US and Europe plan to survive in the war with Russia, they should be ready to oppose Russia by all means before it is too late. 

The hidden war of attrition against the US, which Russia already wages, will turn into a war of extermination as soon as Russia wins in Ukraine if the West chooses to impose capitulation to Russia on Ukraine instead of strengthening military aid.

Such a strong and devoted partner like Ukraine is a gift to the US. Unfortunately, until now, the US has played into Putin's hands by depriving Ukraine of the weapons and sacrificing Ukraine and Ukrainians. 

However, to face Russia's aggression, negotiations with China are necessary, and Marco Rubio, sanctioned by the Chinese government, is not a good choice. He neither projects strength nor trust.  

Building a constructive relationship with China will be challenging. Russia uses all possible means to ignite a war between the US and China, which is the cornerstone of its global strategy. 

Moscow, by clashing the heads of the two most powerful countries in the world and bleeding them dry, becomes the only global superpower by default.  Choosing Marco Rubio as Secretary of State plays into Putin's hands and promotes Russian interests by antagonizing China. 

However, unlike Russia, China is an inherently rational player. China's irrationality is a derivative of Russian influence, not an inherent quality. 

Economic interests and the issue of survival (Russia is waging a hidden war of attrition against China, too) will shape China's adequate political position if some cultural specifics of China and economic interests are considered.

However, the Secretary of State should have strong economic and business thinking for such an approach. Mike Pompeo had the necessary charisma and was a virtuoso at building political relations with the outside world based on the United States' business and economic interests and creating solid alliances.  

Chinese Peace Plan? There is no Chinese Peace Plan

By Irina Severin | UAObserver

Russian peace plan disguised as "Chinese peace plan"

What to know about the Chinese peace plan? There is no Chinese peace plan. China promotes a Russian peace plan disguised as a "Chinese peace plan." 

This is an old Russian false flag tactic of promoting its own plans as a third party's plan to increase the chances of its implementation by the weight and authority of the false flag used, in this case, the Chinese flag. 

Yes, China has introduced some decorations that should make the plan more acceptable, like phrases about sovereignty and territorial integrity, only to annihilate them with the following demands. Such an approach is hypocrisy as a political strategy - to obtain what Russia wants while preserving a semblance of decency. 

Putin's Uranium Obsession Makes Kazakhstan Next Target

By Irina Severin | UAObserver

Gurulyov: "Kazakhs are next after Ukrainians. The decision is taken."

Andrey Gurulyov, a deputy of the 8th State Duma for the ruling "United Russia" faction and a former deputy Commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian military, stated lately: "Kazakhs are next after Ukrainians. The decision is taken."

Why Kazakhstan? Does it mean that Europe can relax?

Russia desperately needs Kazakhstan, the largest producer of uranium, accounting for 43% of global production and possessing the biggest Uranium reserves—13% of global reserves. Russia is also mentioned among the major Uranium producers, but Russia processes Kazakh Uranium as Russia does not have its own Uranium deposits. Russia is afraid that it can lose access to Kazakhstan's fields. 

Recently to increase the reserves of Uranium, a Russia-sponsored coup d'état in Niger - one of the major producers of Uranium, which led to the expulsion of the West from the country.

But why Russia so desperately needs Uranium?

Putin's ambitions in Russia's economic and military development depend on Uranium. 

Russian Orthodoxy as Cover-up for Eurasian Military Shamanism

By Irina Severin | UAObserver

Russian Orthodoxy has nothing in common with Christianity. It is a cover for aggressive Shamanism professed by Genghis Khan - Putin and Shoigu's icon and a founding father of the Russian empire according to Russia's Eurasian ideology. 

The concept of Mongol Military Shamanism was to capture the entire world, formulated as "to reach the ultimate sea" and unite the world under their rule. Any state opposing Mongol rule was considered a rebel to be annihilated. 

This is precisely how Shoigu - the ideologist of Russian Eurasianism, sees the world. If Putin has the title of the Supreme Ruler of Russia, Shoigu, in the Russian Eurasian hierarchy, is a Supreme Shaman - who defines Russia's politics and to whom Putin secretly obeys. Both secretly worship Genghis Khan and his spiritual followers like Hitler. 

Russian orthodoxy, in fact, is a cover for Eurasian Military Shamanism. It is not strange that Hitler's cap is the main relic of the alleged Orthodox temple recently built by Shoigu. People have long called it a shamanic temple - something opposite to Christianity.

West's Soft Power vs. Russia's Reflexive Control

According to Politico, Speaker Mike Johnson eyes Russian assets in favor of Ukraine's military aid.  

Bipartisan legislation would let the U.S. seize $5B to $8B in Russian assets.

The US should lead strongly in seizing Russian assets to prove its credibility as a leader, not follow a European approach restrained by fear, which is definitely much better than no action.

To generate fear, Russians invest massively in fearmongering to scare the West. Fear is the most damaging factor and defining when reacting to Russian aggression.

Russians weaponize fear against the West.

According to Russian Reflexive Control, the mere threats of using nuclear weapons affect the enemies' brains in the same way as the real use of nuclear weapons - paralyzing and disabling them.

The massive threats Russians issue through their propaganda channels do scare the West to death and give Russia a huge advantage - the possibility of defeating the West without using weapons.

The West should overcome fear and act as smoothly as possible while emphasizing the fairness and inevitability of their steps, which are the Russian choice in the first hand.

Did Russia expect to be treated as a respected member of an international community while breaking all the rules?

Biden's "victory today" means Ukraine's capitulation to Moscow

 Irina Severin | UAObserver

Biden's adviser didn't mention regaining territories when talking about conditions for Ukraine's victory.

Sullivan's visit to Kyiv, demanding Ukraine's "victory today" without liberating Ukraine's territories, explains why Biden halted aid to Ukraine half a year ago, exactly when the land lease expired and Ukraine had no other options.

Biden's demand for "victory today" refers to Ukraine's capitulation of Russia today, which was planned in advance and orchestrated behind the scenes by Russia and their useful operatives in Biden's administration.

Putin clearly pointed this out in his interview and advanced demands to the Biden administration to deliver on his promise to make Ukraine capitulate.

This means not only the betrayal of Ukraine but also the betrayal of European NATO members. Nobody can trust the US's commitment anymore.

Next time, Biden will demand "victory today" from other European countries invaded by Russians, covertly playing into Russia's hands in expanding the Russian Empire. By demonstrating weakness and playing along with the adversary, Biden encourages not only Russia but also China.

The same Sullivan tricked Ukraine into launching "Formula of Peace" negotiations despite Ukraine's clear stance to get peace through military victory, which the West is interested in, not less than Ukraine.

Since then, Putin's useful operatives from the Biden administration suggested why to supply Ukraine with weapons if Ukraine is ready to capitulate - to negotiations for peace while it is still occupied by Russia?

Summer Ukraine's offensive without the necessary arms was another Russian scenario imposed on Ukraine by the Biden Administration as it guaranteed the physical obliteration of the Ukrainian army by a much better-equipped adversary and quick Russia's victory over Ukraine.