Russia can mobilize for war on a scale comparable to the Soviet Union during World War II if necessary, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on April 30. "If a great country needs to stand up ...

The Komsomol was a youth division (ages 14 to 28) of the Communist Party during theSoviet Union. The Higher Komsomol School trained future leaders, teachers, and party workers, offering degrees in ...

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 ...

It is believed that the Kremlin had 110 Su-35 aircraft of various types in its inventory as of December 2022—though it has since lost some over Ukraine.

Kremlin Says Anti-Government Protests in Serbia Could Be an ... leader was in Moscow on May 9 to watch the Red Square military parade held to commemorate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

President Donald Trump seemed confident he could quickly end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But more than 150 days into his ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov during a wreath-laying ceremony ...