May 01, 2020 In the Trenches of Stalingrad On the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, we offer two excerpts from a new translation of Viktor Nekrasov’s In the Trenches of Stalingrad. History Military War
May 01, 2020 Visions of War On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II this May, we look back at how Soviet and Russian cinema has depicted the war. Film & TV Military War
April 16, 2020 TBT: The Treaty of Rapallo This little-known treaty actually set the stage for the devastation of Europe that was to come. History Int'l Relations Military War TBT
March 31, 2020 Tanks for the Update 30 restored T-34 tanks have arrived in Moscow and now await Victory Day. History Holidays Military Moscow War Russia File
March 23, 2020 A Modest Proposal If Russia has its way, NATO training would be postponed. Not because of coronavirus, but to preserve the memory of the dead of World War II. History Int'l Relations Military War Russia File
March 01, 2020 Victory Train: Coming Soon to a Hero-City Near You Russia's "Echelon of Victory" train-borne museum prepares to educate this spring. History Military Transportation War Russia File
February 28, 2020 It's Incredible What $43,000 of Flowers Can Do A Siberian city looks to beautify itself with an excessive amount of flowers. Cities & Towns Government War
February 06, 2020 #TBT Yalta Conference Tuesday was 75th anniversary of the start of the Yalta Conference, the first step in rebuilding the post-War world. History Int'l Relations Military War TBT
January 29, 2020 The Motherland Calls... Reenactors Military reenactors mark the 76th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad with plenty of pyrotechnics. History Military St. Petersburg War The Weekly Russia File Russia File
January 01, 2020 The Winter of 1920 The first months of 1920 was a dark time in Russia. The Civil War was grinding to its grim conclusion and intellectuals were in the crosshairs. Economy History Literature War
September 06, 2019 Planting the Fourteenth Century Russian scientists have restored the steppe of Kulikovo – just as it was when the country's seminal battle was fought in 1380. Agriculture Environment History War Russia File
September 01, 2019 The Guns of Autumn On the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, we review the final events leading to its outbreak in 1939. History War
