Under the cover of night, a 131‑foot TB‑3 bomber carried two fighters on its wings to bomb Nazi fuel supplies—the legendary Zveno project. But hidden within the mission’s secrecy lay ...

The USSR, or Soviet Union, was one of the most influential and complex political entities of the 20th century. This video offers a detailed summary of the USSR’s history using engaging maps to ...

China is reviving an ekranoplan design dubbed the "Bohai Sea Monster," echoing the Soviet "Caspian Sea Monster", a vessel ...

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Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a ...

Konstantin Dobrovolsky searches for the remains of soldiers left to rot on the battlefield almost 80 years ago. Then he had to bury his own son, who fought in a war he despises.

A new bust of Soviet leader Josef Stalin has been unveiled in Volgograd ahead of Wednesday's 80th anniversary of the Red Army's defeat of Nazi invaders in the bloodiest battle of World War Two.

The Soviet sacrifice of World War II The Soviet Union lost a staggering 27 million people in what it calls the Great Patriotic War from 1941-45. That sacrifice left a deep scar in the national psyche.

How Putin uses the USSR's victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia ...

How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its ...