Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, ... The Soviet Union lost a staggering 27 million people in what it calls the Great Patriotic War from 1941-45.

A new report reveals that Russia is channeling children into military drone development by disguising it as education, using ...

V ladimir Putin’s troops were accused of breaking a three-day ceasefire called to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday.

For the first time, the jubilee of 20 years of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was widely celebrated in the Soviet Union in 1965. Subsequently, large-scale festive events were held in the ...

BRM-1K reconnaissance vehicles roll along Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union ...

The US discourse—which places an excessive emphasis on the Normandy Landings of 1944—also highlights the Pacific Theatre of the war in which Japan was the main Axis Enemy of the Allies. Since 1945, a ...

The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in what it calls the Great Patriotic War in 1941-45, an enormous sacrifice that left a deep scar in the national psyche.

Military troops stand in formation in Red Square before the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over ...

The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in what it calls the Great Patriotic War in 1941-45, an enormous sacrifice that left a deep scar in the national psyche.

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower ...