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.

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.

The Soviet Union is seen as just another form of “Russian colonialism,” to be denounced in the same breath as classical imperialism or the illegal occupation and devastation Palestine.

The launch of the A7A5 stablecoin in February opened up an alternative method for Russian businesses and individuals to skirt ...

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 ...

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

However, due to the time difference, it was already May 9 in Moscow, which became the official date of Victory Day in the Soviet Union, celebrating what Russians refer to as the Great Patriotic ...

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 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.

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 ...