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His Symphony is Rarely Played Today But in 1941 it Rallied Soviets During the Siege of Leningrad

by John Vacha1/11/20231/11/2023

Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich mobilized his artistic genius to inspire fellow citizens to defeat Hitler’s invasion.

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Meet The Daring Irishman Who Rode With the Cossacks

by Francis McCullaugh12/6/202212/6/2022

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Kharkiv Is No Stranger To Invasion—The Nazis Fought Four Battles Over It

by Chris McNab11/22/202211/22/2022

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This Ukrainian Poet Is Inspiring Freedom—Over 100 Years After His Death

by Taras Shevchenko11/10/202211/10/2022

Kamov Ka-52 Alligator: Russian Attack Helicopter is Lighter, Quieter — But Not Invincible

by Jon Guttman11/9/202211/9/2022

T-80: Why Is Russia Using One of the Worst Tanks Ever in Ukraine?

by Jon Guttman9/26/20229/29/2022

Antony Beevor on How Russia’s History Explains Putin and the War in Ukraine

by David Kindy9/23/20229/23/2022

Sukhoi Su-25: It Has a Silly Codename, but This Rugged, Soviet-Era Warplane Is Having a Big Impact in Ukraine

by Jon Guttman9/6/20229/6/2022

Stugna-P Missile: Ukrainian Widows’ Revenge Against Russia

by Jon Guttman8/1/20228/8/2022

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Russia’s Forever War: Chechnya

by Ron Soodalter7/18/20227/19/2022