Soviet Union | War History

Nuclear War Was Averted, Thanks to One Cold Warrior

Ian Harvey
Nuclear War

The world may have been saved from a nuclear holocaust, based upon the decision of one man, a Russian officer aboard a Soviet submarine during…

Russian Game Publishers Win With WWII Era Tanks

Ian Harvey
WWII

Gaijin Entertainment and Wargaming are two Russian video game developers and publishers that have had recent success with their World War II themed games.  Both…

Russian Embassy Awards British WWII Arctic Convoy Veterans with the Ushakov Medal

Ian Harvey
WWII

The Russian embassy awarded 30 British World War II veterans with the Ushakov medal. The medals were presented by the Russian embassy’s defense attaché Captain…

The Second World War and How Russia and Germany divided Poland

Ian Harvey
Second World War

The Second World War started in the fall of 1939 when Nazi Germany attacked Poland. The events that took place before World War Two came…

Soldiers’ Remains Found on Kuril Islands

Ian Harvey
Kuril Islands

A new discovery has recently been made on the Kuril Islands. On the island of Shumshu, archaeologists working for the Defense Ministry have found the…

WWI GIF Shows Spread of War

Ian Harvey
WWI GIF

A user on the popular website Reddit has posted a WWI GIF that may help to enlighten people as to the specific manner in which…

POZOR! – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
POZOR!

Don’t panic dear reader; you haven’t inadvertently stumbled on a classic car site in error. This book may only contain a modicum of images of…

Mass Grave, Believed to be of Stalinist Terror Victims, In Ukrainian Castle Discovered

About a thousand remains, majority of them Polish and believed to be victims of Stalinist terror, were unearthed in Kazimierz, the great castle in Ukraine…

Effects of the Nomonhan Incident on WWII Japan

Ian Harvey
Nomonhan Incident

The Nomonhan Incident was the climax of rising tensions between Japan and the Soviet Union shortly before the beginning of the Second World War. The…

New Documents Detail Cold War Targets

Ian Harvey
Cold War

The National Archives has released new documentation from the Cold War detailed suspected targets for nuclear attacks by the Soviet Union. These targets include over…

Cold War KGB Officer’s Records Released

Ian Harvey
KGB

VasiliMitrokhinwas a KGB defector during the Cold War who was incredibly adamant that the information he brought to the British must be made publicly available.…

Did Hans Kammler Commit Suicide?

Ian Harvey
Hans Kammler

High-ranking SS General Hans Kammler was said to have committed suicide near the end of the Second World War. Now, he is the subject of…