Russians Finally Admit They Lost Race to Moon (Published 1989)
Its a few days past the anniversary, I only found about it today.
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/18/us/russians-finally-admit-they-lost-race-to-moon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE0.um9a.jI3Kc1FhX1pp&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-shareOpen linkView original on lemm.ee