A Royal Navy veteran described sailing with the convoys that kept Russian people and soldiers fed and armed during World War Two as 'hell', 80 years on from when the first voyage began.
As the current situation in Europe descends into a living nightmare for Ukrainians following Putin's military invasion, the fortuitous timing of a new exhibition has been unveiled to remind us of the cooperation, even friendship, that existed between the UK and the Russian people during Europe's darkest days.
The exhibition marks 80 years since Arctic Convoys left Liverpool for Russian ports, playing a vital role in keeping Soviet Russia from falling to the Nazis.
