Be careful about superlatives when you’re discussing military history, until you’re talking about Operation Barbarossa.

During the German invasion of the USSR, the Soviet Secret Police (NKVD) brutally murdered between 10,000 and 40,000 political prisoners in Western Ukraine over the course of eight days, which sparked waves of ethnic violence following the German occupation of the region.

Known to her enemies as “Lady Death,” Lyudmila Pavlichenko is recognized as the most successful female sniper in history with a total of 309 confirmed kills.

75 years ago Soviet soldiers captured Vienna after bitter street combat.

The Unwomanly Face of War is Svetlana Alexievich's masterpiece of women in the Soviet Great Patriotic War.

To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Capture of Warsaw by Soviet forces, we reached out to Alexandra Richie, D.Phil, to shed light on this event.

Memory and sorrow: An unforgettable tribute to the suffering of Mother Russia at the Great Patriotic War Museum.

Remembrance of Soviet heroes in the Hall of Glory at the Great Patriotic War Museum.

Hilter's Gotterdammerung: The climactic Battle of Berlin as seen at the Great Patriotic War Museum in Moscow.

Breaching Hitler's Eastern Wall: Crossing the Dnieper River at the Great Patriotic War Museum.