Vyacheslav Molotov a founding member of Soviet Communism, confronted anti-Soviet figures from Hitler to Truman, and outlived his Kremlin colleagues.   More »

After World War II—Russia’s Great Patriotic War’—Georgy Zhukov had a hard time navigating the tangled web of political intrigue.   More »

Sent to assassinate a White Russian dissident, Soviet agent Nicholai Khokhlov faced a moment of truth at the height of the Cold War.   More »

Throughout history, civilians—willingly or not—have been called upon to take up arms for their countries. It’s always the young who are taken first.   More »

In one of the saddest chapters of World War II History, the Siege of Leningrad led to a terrible famine and lasted an incredible 900 days.   More »

On orders from Premier Josef Stalin, Red Army Marshals Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev raced to capture the Nazi capital of Berlin.   More »

By Pat McTaggart
Colonel General Walter Model was a rising star in the German Army in early 1943. The son of a music teacher, Model was born on January 24, 1891, in Genthin, Saxony-Anhalt. In 1909, he joined the Kaiser’s army as an officer candidate, but the harsh training almost made   More »

Survivors of the 900-day siege on the city tell their miraculous stories.   More »

The Soviet Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-2 “Shturmovik” took a heavy toll in German armor on the Eastern Front.   More »

The world’s first female military pilots—American and Soviet—helped win the war.   More »