The film "The Changing Face of Eastern Europe" explores the evolution of Eastern European nations under Soviet influence post-World War II. It details the transition from strict Soviet control to ...

Country of origin: Soviet Union The Yakovlev Yak-9 stood out as the fighter aircraft with the highest production in the Soviet Union during WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units manufactured.

Finland Confronts Its WWII History "If You Only Knew How Many Jews I Have Shot" Hundreds of Finns fought with the German Waffen-SS in Ukraine during World War II. New research shows that many of ...

The Soviet Union Betrays Poland (WW2)More for You Chaos as final seat goes down to one vote 6 things you thought were American that are actually British Flooding fears after glacier collapse ...

Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.

The city of Kazan, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia), has a medieval historic center where the local cemetery is located. There stands a monument in memory of World War II and, next to it, ...

They were the pioneers of women being involved actively in the armies of the 20th century. These ladies were heroes in their own right some died in active duty leaving a celebrated legacy. They took a ...

In World War II, the Red Army did not have time to fortify defensive lines on the plains; the Germans quickly advanced to the Azov Sea, surrounding tens of thousands of Soviet troops in a pocket ...

Slava Zaitsev, an effervescent and enduring Soviet-era fashion designer, once called the “Red Dior” by the Western press, whose over-the-top theatrical creations and persona made him a go-to ...

This isn’t the Soviet countryside in the autumn of 1941, but the Victory Museum in Moscow on a grey winter’s day a year or so after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Simple and sturdy, it became an icon of Soviet resistance in World War II. The partisan's best friend, the PPSh-41 SMG equipped with a 71-round drum magazine.