After Communist leaders suppressed religious holidays, Dec. 31 became a catchall secular holiday — with a New Year’s tree, a ...
In the year behind us, numerous well-known regional figures from various fields – music, cinematography, sports, and others – passed away. Many of them will be remembered only for the good, and their ...
On his deathbed, Lenin attempted to ensure unified leadership within his party. After his death in 1924, Lev Trotsky, his ...
As the Battle of Brody raged on, Soviet forces unleashed their most powerful weapons, including the fearsome KV and T-34 ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait ...