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- Soviet_and_Russian_airships comment "This article outlines some of the non-rigid and semi-rigid airships used in or built in Russia and the Soviet Union.In 1812, desiring to attack Napoleon's army during the French invasion of Russia, Alexander I commissioned the German engineer Leppig to build a large fish-shaped airship propelled by fins: the craft inflated but became damaged and failed to lift off.Like other nations in the early 20th century, Russia began researching and developing its own airships.".