World War II
Design fail: Soviet war veteran calendar uses photos of Nazi troops
April 23, 2010By Claire Bigg Veterans in the Russian city of Perm are unlikely to forget this year's 65th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany. A wall calendar meant to honor Soviet war veterans ahead of the May 9 festivities has sparked outrage...
Mixed feelings, as Russia marks 130 years since Stalin's birth
December 21, 2009By Kevin O'Flynn Millions of Soviet citizens perished in prison camps and ethnic-deportation campaigns under the reign of Josef Stalin. Nonetheless, he remains one of Russia's most popular historical figures, remembered fondly as a strong leader who...
Holocaust Survivors ask Russia to disclose their hero's fate
August 08, 2009By Carolyn Weaver Holocaust Survivors Campaign for Russia to Disclose Fate of World War II Hero Raoul Wallenberg Swedish humanitarian worker Raoul Wallenberg is credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi concentration...