Nikolai Chesnokov, chancellor of Moscow's State Academy of Physical Education, died on Thursday at the site of a World War II ...

Most Russians need no convincing that the Red Army’s grueling victory at Stalingrad was the most important event of World War II. Many Western historians concur that it was the turning point of ...

a psychological turning point of World War II. German dictator Adolf Hitler had set his sights on Stalingrad in part because it was named after his rival, Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Hitler had ...

Paris: The Battle of Stalingrad, which turned the tide of World War II 80 years ago when German forces capitulated to the Red Army, remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia as it presses ...

It was the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the city once named after the Soviet ... the history of World War II. During Putin’s visit to Stalingrad, I was rereading ...

Stalin's likeness is located near the Battle of Stalingrad ... World War II-era Soviet leaders Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky. Statues of the communist despot became increasingly rare ...

Communist's party supporters with Red flags gather around the statue of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov after a wreath ... The battle of Stalingrad turned the tide of World War II and is regarded ...

Invoking World War II on the 80th anniversary of victory at Stalingrad, Mr. Putin repeated ... Image Emergency workers taking shelter after rockets struck nearby in Kramatorsk on Thursday.Credit ...