I've just made it 4 the reds. Why bother with Soyuz, all it does is fail all of the time. Voskhod rules!!!
N-1 rocket rules!!!
Direct ascent is far more likely to suceed, than the historical one. I was in loads of trouble with the kremlin until about the last 6 seasons, when i started using manned missions more. Finally made it in Spring 69!!! Yay! Go Titov. He's rubbish at start, but train him well and you've got a great one. The american kit is worse than the Soviet kit anyway and i would never be america as i hate george bush. The end.