The Soviet Past of Tetris

Did you know that Tetris has a Soviet past? The iconic '80s video game is the brainchild of Russian computer programmer, Alexey Pajitnov, who worked for the Soviet Union at the Moscow Academy of Sciences. Alexey always had a knack for math, computers and puzzles. It was that knack that lead him to create the best video game of all time.

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