WWII
May 28 2022, 3:34 pm
Authentic histories: How the Soviets almost grabbed an island from Denmark, and why they still pine for it
In the Baltic Sea, there is an island called Bornholm, the furthest east from the main territory of Denmark, with Sweden close by to the north, and …
Yuri Shapoval
Oct. 7 2021, 9:59 pm
Agence France-Presse: Germany puts 100-year-old on trial for Nazi crimes
A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard became the oldest person yet to be tried for Nazi-era crimes in Germany as he went before the court on …
Agence France-Presse
Sept. 17 2021, 3:07 pm
The Moscow Times: Russia claims Soviet army ‘liberated,’ not invaded, Poland during WWII
Russia’s Foreign Ministry claimed on September 17 that the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II was an act of liberation, reanimating a …
The Moscow Times
Aug. 27 2021, 6:00 pm
RFE/RL: Russian court rules that mass WWII killings in Pskov region were genocide
A court in Russia’s northwestern region of Pskov has ruled that the mass killings of Soviet citizens in the area during World War II were an act of …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
July 21 2021, 3:38 pm
Associated Press: US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said on …
Associated Press
June 7 2021, 12:48 pm
Associated Press: Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the …
Associated Press
May 9 2021, 4:18 pm
Al Jazeera: Putin vows to defend ‘Russian interests’ on WWII Victory Day
President Vladimir Putin says his country will “firmly” defend Russia’s national interests, denouncing the return of “Russophobia” and warning of a …
Al Jazeera
May 7 2021, 2:28 pm
UNIAN: KHPG claims Russia set to outlaw historical facts about USSR’s role in WWII
A bill has been tabled in the Russian parliament, which would ban any public statements likening the roles played by the USSR and Nazi Germany in …
UNIAN
March 16 2021, 3:30 pm
RFE/RL: The deadly mudslide the KGB tried to cover up
Babyn Yar was the site of one of the worst Nazi massacres. About 34,000 Jews were killed in the ravine in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on September …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
July 29 2020, 12:09 pm
UkrInform: Zelensky supports construction of Babyn Yar Memorial in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has supported the construction of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv and stressed the importance …
UkrInform
July 15 2020, 12:37 pm
Painting stolen by Nazis during war returns to Ukraine
Pierre Louis Goudreaux’ painting “An Amorous Couple,” stolen by the Nazis during WWII, has returned to Ukraine, said Minister of Culture Oleksandr …
Interfax-Ukraine
July 7 2020, 7:08 pm
RFE/RL: What a Nazi soldier saw in Ukraine (PHOTOS)
In the summer of 1941, Dieter Keller was one of millions of Nazi soldiers who stormed into the Soviet Union in the invasion dubbed Operation …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
June 24 2020, 2:06 pm
Associated Press: Putin hails Nazi defeat in virus-delayed Red Square parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the defeat of Nazi Germany at the traditional massive Red Square military parade in Moscow, which was delayed …
Associated Press
June 9 2020, 8:45 pm
New York Times: How a BMW and a truck full of leather shoes helped me get to America
This account is from “Beyond the World War II We Know,” a series from The Times that documents lesser-known stories from the war. Beginning in 1945, …
New York Times
May 13 2020, 3:39 pm
EuroMaidan Press: Ukrainians gradually move away from Soviet stereotypes
After the EuroMaidan Revolution and Russia’s annexation of Crimea and covert war in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine launched a rapid de-Sovietization course, …
EuroMaidan Press
May 11 2020, 9:32 am
Washington Post: The shadow of WWII hangs over the coronavirus age
At the dawn of a new, uncertain era, a handful of world leaders looked back to the end of an earlier one. In separate, socially distanced ceremonies, …
Washington Post
May 10 2020, 12:07 pm
EuroMaidan Press: How WWII started for Ukrainians
The history of the 20th century has seen at least four attempts to establish an autonomous Ukrainian state. Prior to the proclamation of independence …
EuroMaidan Press
May 10 2020, 11:10 am
RFE/RL: Ukraine is a major battleground for understanding WWII
A recent poll conducted by the Democratic Initiatives Fund reveals that on the 75th anniversary of WWII, Ukrainians are somewhat split in their …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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EuroMaidan Press
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