Tsar Bomba was a three-stage device, involving the fusion of hydrogen isotopes. A modified Tu-95 bomber codenamed “Bear” dropped it from the air. On the day the iconic bomb was dropped ...

But it still pales in comparison to the largest man-made explosion ever on Earth - the Soviet Union's Tsar Bomba - King of Bombs - detonated in 1961 in the height of the nuclear arms race.

Lawyer Konstantin Dobrynin is acting for the film director Alexei Uchitel, whose movie Matilda explores the love of Tsar Nicholas II for a ballerina. Mr Dobrynin posted Facebook photos of burnt ...

Tsar Bomba’s resulting destruction was significant. Today, there remains a lasting scar on the area where it was detonated. Radiation spread across a vast distance as well. Soviet weapons ...