Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, even as President Donald ...

Kazakhstan held a grand military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II and Defenders of the Fatherland Day. “The Great Patriotic War was an extremely difficult ...

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining ...

The T‑34, the legendary tank of the Soviet Union, became a true game-changer in World War II. With its sloped armor, superior mobility, and powerful cannon, it could withstand attacks that would ...

Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a ...

President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would make Russia a winner. This proposed appeasement echoes ...

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ...

But the ceremonies also provide insight into how dictatorships operate. Truth is intolerable to autocracies, which thrive off coercion and misinformation. Indeed, the entire commemoration was ...