Artillery was Russia's 'god of war' long before Ukraine
In the Ukraine war, it is artillery that has enabled tactically clumsy Russian infantry and armor to advance. Stalin once ...
Russian communists want Stalingrad back
The people “will understand” its significance if the city of Volgograd reverts to its WWII-era name, Gennady Zyuganov has ...
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Putin draws a parallel between Stalingrad and the war in Ukraine – and recalls Russia's nuclear clout
The cruel struggle in the cauldron of Stalingrad was a gigantic slaughter. A variety of nations fought on both the German and Soviet sides. The Russian state, however, appropriates the victory ...
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Remains of Romanian soldiers who died in Battle of Stalingrad reburied
The first cemetery in Russia for Romanian soldiers and officers who died in the Battle of Stalingrad opened in the Volgograd Region two years ago. Before that time, remains of Romanian soldiers ...
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Scraping the Barrel: Russia Is Buying Up Old T-34 Tanks
Even if Ukraine’s exact number is incorrect, it is certain that the Kremlin has lost thousands of tanks, and is possibly nearing the number destroyed or seriously damaged at Stalingrad. "Russia ...
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‘We did not bury dead bodies in the winter in Stalingrad. Corpses were piled up. There was no place to bury them.’
“We took an oath there—never to forget Stalingrad, never to forget those ... But like the heating circles, the horrors forged bonds. A Russian soldier, on first sight of her, promised to ...
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German Nazis, their henchmen from conquered Europe suffered defeat in Stalingrad — Putin
The outcome of not only the Great Patriotic War, but of the entire Second World War was determined in Stalingrad, the Russian leader noted VOLGOGRAD, February 2. /TASS/. The Nazis and their ...
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Uruguayan town puts historic support to Soviet troops during Battle of Stalingrad on display
Río Negro Mayor Omar Lafluf said that “the cooperation that occurred from Uruguay in the battle of Stalingrad, especially from the Russian colony of San Javier, is a source of pride” for the ...