German soldier Alfred Liskow, who defected to the Soviets shortly before the launch of Operation Barbarossa, was warmly welcomed. However, his unexpected conflict with the Soviet leadership cost ...

The new holiday aims at nothing less than the ideological entrenchment of the military within society—in preparation for new ...

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