The Soviet Army, with its enormous size and power, was the largest and most formidable military force in history. Between ...

In the tense final days of World War II, Allied and Soviet forces stood at the height of their power what if diplomacy had ...

Between 1918 and 1942, Russia’s army was torn down and rebuilt four times: once at the end of World War I, once at the end of the Russian Civil War, once during the Great Purge, and once during ...

“Red Army” could also use some more nuance in its repetitive denigrations of Soviet collectivism, a political philosophy that, when applied to hockey strategy, Fetisov credits for his victories.

Seventy-five years ago, the role of Russia’s Red Army in World War II was a critical one: The troops were first at the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

THE over-all answer to the frequent question as to why the Red Army made such a poor showing in Finland and was able to perform such extraordinary exploits against the German invaders lies, I think, ...

BERLIN -- Seventy-two years after the end of World War II, a construction crew has found the remains of at least 21 Soviet Red Army soldiers in eastern Germany. The remains of the Soviet soldiers ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin this week approved a request by the Russian army to reinstate the Soviet-era red star as its symbol. The decision follows the return of the Soviet anthem and red ...

About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today - about 7,000 - are said to live in Israel.

Slava Fetisov, a Soviet hockey star who won two Olympic gold medals — pictured at far right in the top photo — is the centerpiece of “Red Army,” which tells the story of the team that lost ...