Russia 🇷🇺 @Russia
🪂 In 1911, #Russian inventor Gleb Kotelnikov was granted a state patent for the knapsack #parachute. It was successfully used in 1914 during #WorldWarI. Later, he improved its design & went on to create a drag chute, which was then used by #Soviet airplanes in the #Arctic ✈️ https://t.co/36hNmtLMZO — PolitiTweet.org