The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's deep-seated fear of flying created ripple effects across global diplomacy during World War II and beyond. This aviation anxiety wasn't just a personal quirk – it ...

Despite being the world’s largest air force, the Soviet Air Force (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily or VVS) was caught on the back foot ...

The world obviously does not lack for books on World War II or its major leaders. Yet such is the enduring interest in the subject that there is always room for another one, and the newest book by the ...

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

MOSCOW — A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled at one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator. The ...

Moscow’s famed metro system has unveiled a Soviet-era monument to Josef Stalin in one of its central stations, as part of a gradual reappraisal of the dictator’s legacy in Russia. The life-sized wall ...