June 25, 2020 Odd Places, Odd Things By Griffin Edwards This week's we feature a smattering of things that are somewhere they shouldn't be, including drugs, tanks, mammoths, kids, and (of course) Lenin. Children Environment Government Health History Holidays Law Military Moscow Science War Odder News
June 22, 2020 Why Invading Russia was Hitler's Downfall By Alice E.M. Underwood June 22, 2020, marks the 79th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia that changed the course of WWII and, perhaps, history itself. History Social Issues War
June 04, 2020 Celebrate Life By The Editors In these difficult times, let’s celebrate life. Specifically, five Russians (from a diplomat to an conductor to an activist) who happen to share today, June 4, as their birthday. Biographies Int'l Relations Literature Music Politics War TBT
June 03, 2020 Worth A Thousand Words By Griffin Edwards A Russian colorist of historical photos has been banned from social media for her work. Art History Internet War Russia File
May 18, 2020 "Victory Day" Sung from Balconies By Margaret Godwin-Jones Despite a quarantine, Russians still managed to join together to celebrate Victory Day (from their balconies). Holidays Military War Russia File
May 15, 2020 Well, Well, Well... By Griffin Edwards A Siberian village names a well after a Soviet hero. History Holidays Regions Rural Life War
May 09, 2020 Russian/Soviet War Movies You Can Stream By Yuliya Ballou Some of the best Russian and Soviet films about World War II that you can stream online. Film & TV Reference War CVSG
May 01, 2020 In the Trenches of Stalingrad By Victor Nekrasov 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 By Tamara Eidelman 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 By The Editors 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 By Griffin Edwards 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 By Griffin Edwards 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