The 1941 Battle of Kiev became one of the worst military disasters in history. Over 600,000 Soviet troops were encircled as ...
As the Red Army’s armored waves surged forward, von Manteuffel unleashed his elite reserves. In a lethal ballet of steel, ...
Russians have the chance to pick the greatest Russian in history during a 13-part TV series that began airing there this month. Internet voting has already generated controversy by temporarily putting ...
Sheila Fitzpatrick offers a concise account of Joseph Stalin’s rise to supreme power, his tyrannical rule, the black comedy surrounding his death, and his legacy in modern Russia.
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and German Foreign Minister Joachim Ribbentrop sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, as Joseph Stalin looks on. August 23, 1939. Today is the 80th anniversary of the ...
GORI, Georgia — Here are just a few of the fun facts that visitors learn during a guided tour of the Stalin Museum in Gori, the small Georgian town where the former Soviet leader was born. Joseph ...
TALLINN, EstoniaTALLINN, Estonia — They were banned under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but commonplace under later Kremlin leaders. Now, after less than a century, official attitudes about abortion in ...
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Russians have the chance to pick the greatest Russian ever as part of a 13-part TV series that began airing there this month. Online voting... Was Stalin The Greatest Russian In History? Russians have ...