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Articles with tag "WW2"

in photos

In Photos: Everyday Life in Postwar Leningrad

By looking at these photos, one would hardly guess that the Siege of Leningrad had ended just two years earlier.
delayed justice

Russia Opens Genocide Case Into Nazi Killings

Nazi Germany murdered 214 disabled children in Yeysk in southern Russia during World War II.
War Walk

Russians Relive WWII Experience in Life-Size Exhibition in St. Petersburg

The immersive panorama features street skirmishes, life-size tanks and trenches.
Molotov-Ribbentrop

Russia Declassifies WWII Docs Relating to Soviet-Nazi Pact

The Defense Ministry said it released the documents to “protect historical truth and counter the falsification of history.”
many differences

Putin Rebuffs Call by Japan's Abe to Sign WWII Peace Treaty

Moscow has repeatedly raised concerns about U.S. military systems being deployed on Japanese territory.
scathing criticism

Bulgaria Condemns Russian Exhibit Lauding WWII 'Liberation' of Eastern Europe

The Foreign Ministry of Bulgaria urged Russia's mission in Sofia "not to take a stand in support of a dubious historical claim."
Still divided

‘Poland Started WWII’: Russia Reacts to 80th Commemoration Snub

Russian officials and state media have had no shortage of opinions on Poland's snub of Moscow.
Graphic re-enactment

'Death to Traitors': Russian Festival Stages Mock WWII Execution

Some viewers called the display “sick,” while others maintained that “people should know [this happened].”
Historical interpretation

Baptized Russian Soldiers Won WWII While Atheists Died, Orthodox Bishop Says

"The war was won by those who were... spiritually called to defeat [Nazi Germany]."
Remembering

Tanks and Flowers: St. Petersburg Celebrates End of Leningrad Siege (in Photos)

The 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad was marked on Sunday, Jan. 27.
WW2

Half of Russians Believe Country Won WWI, State Pollster Says

The percentage of respondents who believe that Russia should have participated in the war has increased to 42 percent this year, up from 30 percent in...
WW2

Russian Soldiers Reenact WWII-Era Parade on Red Square

Russian troops reenacted the legendary Red Army parade of Nov. 7, 1941, on Wednesday.
St. Petersburg

As Russia Remembers the Leningrad Siege, Some Are Fighting for the Right to Mourn

An estimated one million peopled died in the siege that would last for 872 days — of starvation, disease and shelling.
WW2

Millions of Russians March in 'Immortal Regiments' on WWII Victory Day

The marches in Moscow and St. Petersburg gathered a record 1 million participants each, officials said.
WW2

Russian 'Immortal Regiment' Marches Across the World, in Pictures

From Seattle to Sevastopol, people marched in memory of family members who participated in World War II.
Moscow

Moscow's Victory Day Military Parade, in Photos

Thousands of soldiers marched through Red Square on May 9 to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

The Story Behind Putin's Mistrust of the West (Op-ed)

A collection of declassified documents regarding a broken NATO promise explains a cornerstone of Putin's worldview
Weapons

Russian Weapons Collector Dies Dismantling Mortar

A World War II-era mortar exploded when the collector tried to saw it apart
WW2

Nearly Half of Russians Support Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

Putin defended the pact in 2015 saying Moscow signed it after Western states snubbed its efforts to “create an anti-fascist bloc in Europe”
WW2

Remains of WWII Soviet Soldiers Discovered on Kuril Islands

The remains of 47 Soviet soldiers and three Japanese soldiers have been found on Shumshu Island, the northernmost point in the Pacific Kuril Island chain...
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