Belarus’s events marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany were a show of state power—but also reflected real popular ...

Most troubling, the world stood by as the Nazis oppressed the Jews in increasingly violent ways, finally culminating in full-scale Holocaust of 6 million Jews. In the build-up to World War II ...

A submarine that sunk during World War II has been discovered off the Pacific ... Russian sailors found the Soviet M-49 submarine, which is believed to have sunk on August 16, 1941, having ...

MOSCOW (AP) — When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war was over. Efremova, now 101, was a teenager when Nazi Germany ...

Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region is covering some of the same territory on which the Soviet Union ... German invaders in World War II, one that some ...

“The Soviet Union and the Red Army, no matter what anyone is trying to prove today, made the main and crucial contribution to the defeat of Nazism,” Putin wrote in 2020. Putin is deeply emotional to ...

Languages: English, Russian You can get in touch with Isabel by emailing i.vanbrugen@newsweek.com or by following her on X @isabelvanbrugen A submarine that sunk during World War II has been ...

The Soviet Union lost an estimated 27 million people in what Russians call the “Great Patriotic War” -– a staggering toll that left a lasting imprint on the nation’s collective memory.

Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war was over. Efremova, now 101, was a teenager when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. She ended up serving as a nurse in ...