domain names

The .su Boom

Tucked away in one of the Web's dark corners, the Soviet Union continues to thrive as an internationally recognized entity.

The Soviet Union has been history for going on 17 years now, but there is one place where the former superpower continues to live on, even with the semi-endorsement of a major international standards agency. That place is of course the Internet, where for 500 rubles (around $25) per year, it is still possible to own a little chunk of Soviet real estate by parking your website at an official ".su" domain name.

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