Man United’s fan group reveals banner protest for Manchester derby The Red Army will make their views known by removing their regular flag display The Independent UK · Sep 12
Low water levels: EU clears old Nazi warships from the Danube Near Prahovo in Serbia, relics of the Second World War emerge when river levels are low. On the riverbed lie numerous wrecks of German warships scuttled by their crews in 1944 as they retreated from the Red Army. Euronews · Jul 30
Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport over 50 years ago, has died in Beirut at 78 The Independent UK · Jul 23
Second World War gun recovered from river in Germany The town of Forst in Lower Lusatia was almost completely destroyed during heavy fighting between the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army in April 1945. Euronews · Jul 4
Zelensky ignites fury by honouring Ukrainian WWII fighters who massacred Poles and Jews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after a World War II-era militia infamous for massacring Poles and Jews has led to a sharp spike in tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw. France 24 · Jun 7
UFOs Nearly Started World War 3? Soviet Nuclear Missiles 'Self-Activated' During 1982 Swarm Newly disclosed Soviet-era documents claim UFOs may have interfered with nuclear missiles near Usovo in Ukraine in 1982, raising fears of a Cold War disaster. The account is dramatic and deeply unsettling, but the evidence described in the source material remains unverified. International Business Times UK · Mar 7
‘I considered starting over as a farmer’: Masao Adachi on political cinema, revolution and Japan today The director and ex-Japanese Red Army militant discusses his new film Escape, about the anarchist fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, the frustrations of radical film-making and progressive politics The Guardian - UK · Feb 24
Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’ Many Americans know of Josef Stalin’s Terror of the late 1930s, during which more than 1 million people were arrested for political crimes, and over 680,000 executed. The Conversation · Dec 1, 2025
Sisu: Road to Revenge review – Finnish hero takes on a Red Army butcher in terrific sequel Punchy, old-school stunt work, inventive baddie-splattering and a simple plot as our grizzled Finish prospector finds a new foe in his Soviet-occupied homeland The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
How Russia came to see itself as Europe’s ‘antifascist’ saviour When, exactly, did World War II end? The answer depends on where you are from. The war officially ended in the early hours of May 7 1945, when General Jodl signed Germany’s unconditional surrender at the Allied headquarters in Reims, effective from the following day. Thousands took to the streets… The Conversation · Nov 12, 2025
Sisu sequel gets a blood-soaked trailer that pits the Finnish murder machine against the Red Army officer who killed his family Sisu: Road to Revenge brings back the Finnish killing machine, though this time he's fighting a very different foe Total Film · Aug 27, 2025
Polish army to mark 1920 military victory with large Warsaw parade Some NATO troops will also attend Friday's commemoration of the defeat of the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw. Euronews · Aug 14, 2025
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi spy, documents reveal Constantine Dobrowolski was reportedly a Nazi spy known as the ‘butcher’, according to German archives The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
The Soviet Union occupies the Baltic States – archive, 1940 On 15 June 1940, the Red Army began the annexation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025
The Conversation · May 28, 2025 Is Vladimir Putin’s indiscriminate bombing of Ukrainian civilians ‘crazy’? It’s more a sign of impatience United States President Donald Trump was “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, this week.
The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2025 Australia thumped by Canada in harsh reality check ahead of World Cup Wallaroos dismantled by world No 2 in 45-7 defeat in final Pacific Four Test in Brisbane in a huge setback before the Rugby World Cup
Radio France Internationale · May 8, 2025 World marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day under the shadow of war As the world celebrates 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany, Victory in Europe Day events this year take place under the shadow of the war in Ukraine and shifting global allegiances. While Emmanuel Macron presides over solemn tributes in Paris, China's Xi Jinping and Brazil’s Lula da Silva…
The Independent UK · May 8, 2025 How Putin uses the USSR's victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine 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 moment of history
The Independent UK · May 6, 2025 The world marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day with parades and memorials. Here's what to know Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025 ‘You feel the huge weight of history’: the room where Nazi Germany surrendered Military armistice ending second world war was signed in this nondescript Reims schoolhouse before VE Day
The Independent UK · May 5, 2025 Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over the Nazis in an intense fight for the German capital in May 1945
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025 Fighting ends in the Russo-Finnish war – archive, 1940 After three months of fighting, the winter war concludes with Finland ceding territory to Russia but managing to remain an autonomous country
The Conversation · Jan 26, 2025 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, amid rising antisemitism, the memory of the Holocaust remains contentious On January 27 2025, political dignitaries and Holocaust survivors will gather in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland. They will attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps by the Red Army.
The Conversation · Jan 26, 2025 How Jan. 27 came to be International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust When, in the late 1980s, I began my research on the architectural history of the Auschwitz death camp, Jan. 27 wasn’t marked on any official calendar as a special day of commemoration.
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025 Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle Commemorations are being held Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops