Tsar Kolokol (TsarBell) (Царь-колокол in Russian) - a huge bell still on display in the Kremlin. Weight - more than 200 tons, height - 6,14 м, diameter - 6,6 м. It was founded from bronze by masters Ivan Motorin and his son Mikhail in 1733—1735. Ornaments, portraits, and inscriptions were made by V.Kobelev, P.Galkin, P.Kokhtev, P.Serebryakov and P.Lukovnikov. During the fire of 1737, the bell cracked and a huge piece of it fell off (11,5 tons). In 1836, Tsar Kolokol was placed on a stand next to the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Kremlin.
There were two more bells under this name, cast in the early 17th century and in 1654 (approx. 130 tons). The latter shattered during the fire of 1701. Its remnants were used for founding the Tsar Kolokol.
The Tsar Bomba was too large to fit entirely within the bomb bay of the Tu-95, the largest Soviet bomber of the day.
The Tsar Bomba was the culmination of a series of very high yield thermonuclear weapons designed by the USSR and USA (e.g., the Mark-17[2] and B41) during the 1950s.
Soviets restarted their tests two months before Tsar Bomba, and there was no de-jure moratorium in place at the time (the USA had already announced that it considered itself free to resume testing after further notice).
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