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The Echoes of Volhynia Massacre 11:20 14.07.2026

The Echoes of Volhynia Massacre

The current spat between Poland and Ukraine began in late May, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the honorary title "In Honor of the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA; designated extremist and banned in Russia) to a unit of the Ukrainian army’s special operations forces. In Poland, UPA …
The 60th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s visit to the USSR. Cooperation and détente 11:10 01.07.2026 Pyotr Zhuravlev

The 60th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s visit to the USSR. Cooperation and détente

This past June 20 marked an important historical date: the 60th anniversary of French President General Charles de Gaulle's official visit to the Soviet Union. On June 20, 1966, President Charles de Gaulle arrived in Moscow in what became the longest overseas trip by the head of the Fifth Republic, …
“Peter Pan” with a taste of cynicism 16:01 27.11.2025 Pyotr Zhuravlev

“Peter Pan” with a taste of cynicism

November 2025 will mark 65 years since the start of Operation “Peter Pan” - one of the most cynical operations in the history of US special services. As part of the operation, over 14,000 Cuban children were brought to US territory, ostensibly to "save them from communism." What was hiding …
History of genocide – the hard truth 14:36 16.10.2025

History of genocide – the hard truth

Forgetting one's own transgressions breeds shamelessness. (Democritus) Back in time, the Russian Federation vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on the 1995 events in Srebrenica. The document, tabled by Britain, proposed characterizing those events as "genocide." The question is debatable, especially in the context of civil war. Still, for …
German reunification: a cause for celebration and its sad aftermath 11:06 10.10.2025 Pyotr Zhuravlev

German reunification: a cause for celebration and its sad aftermath

On October 3, 1990, Germany was reunified. As is well known, after its defeat in World War II, Germany was divided into zones of occupation by Allied forces. Subsequently, two states emerged - the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The 1990 reunification …
Secret Front vs Second Front 1:30 19.12.2022

Secret Front vs Second Front

On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces of the United States, Great Britain, Canada and several other nations landed in Normandy, finally opening the Second Front in Western Europe against Nazi Germany. However, although it is widely known that this major operation contributed greatly to the final victory over Nazism, …
THE NORMANDY LANDINGS AND THE CRIMES OF THE LIBERATORS 15:52 15.12.2022

THE NORMANDY LANDINGS AND THE CRIMES OF THE LIBERATORS

The landings in Normandy marked the start of America's involvement in the European Theater of World War II. It was an operation to liberate northern France and turn it into a foothold for American troops in Europe. On that day, June 6, 1944, some of the soldiers, overcome by hatred, …
Who caused the Holomodor in the non-Soviet parts of Ukraine? 15:52 15.12.2022

Who caused the Holomodor in the non-Soviet parts of Ukraine?

In the early 1930s, the global economic situation was anything but good. The US and Europe were struck by mass unemployment and surging prices. The Soviet Union was experiencing similar problems. In 1932-1933, a mass famine swept the country which was later dubbed ‘Holodomor’ in Western media and public propaganda …
The Nazi Past of Germany’s Richest Companies 15:50 15.12.2022

The Nazi Past of Germany’s Richest Companies

During World War I, head of a large textile manufacturing business Günther Quandt made millions supplying the German army with uniforms. He used that fortune after the war to acquire one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers at the time, the Accumulatorenfabrik AG (AFA), to cater to the growing demand …
OPERATION VALKYRIE: THE FAILED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE HITLER 15:50 15.12.2022

OPERATION VALKYRIE: THE FAILED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE HITLER

July 20, 1944 is remembered as the day when an unsuccessful assassination attempt was made on the life of Nazi Germany's leader Adolf Hitler. Notably, within the Reich itself, the codename of the operation – 'Valkyrie' – was used to refer to a plan meant to protect Germany's administrative and …
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