World War II
Russia marks Victory Day with big parade
May 09, 2011Russia has paraded the best of its nuclear armaments and fighting forces to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany. Some 20,000 troops marched through Red Square saluting President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime...
“Eagle Guardian” and the strange case of the leak without legs
January 18, 2011(Part One) For more than a month the media was full of accounts of the latest revelations from WikiLeaks broadcasting US diplomatic cables to the world. The international speculation about the ramifications of the world reading US classified diplomatic...
EU's Barroso hails signing Of Romania-Moldova border treaty
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November 11, 2010European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has welcomed Romania and Moldova's upcoming signing of a border treaty, calling it "an excellent example" of regional cooperation. EU member Romania and Moldova are due to sign the treaty...
May 27, 2010By Ronald D. Asmus A specter is starting to haunt wider Europe — those countries located between the EU and NATO on one hand and Russia on the other. That specter is “Finlandization.” The return of this Cold War phrase reveals much...
James W. Morrison: Terminate the Stalin bust in Bedford, Virginia
May 24, 2010By James W. Morrison The National D-Day Memorial has grown into a place of inestimable value for America and those here and abroad who want to honor Allied forces on D-Day, 6 June 1944. It is well-conceived, superbly designed, and enriched with inspired...
Moldovan leader sees World War II as "war between two dictators"
May 11, 2010Moldovan acting President Mihai Ghimpu has said that World War II was "a war between two dictators", the Moldovan private Infotag news agency reported on 10 May. Addressing veterans at a Victory Day rally on 9 May, Ghimpu said that "...
9 May: Western troops march on Russia's Red Square (video)
May 09, 2010By Peter Fedynsky Troops from the United States and three other NATO countries have joined Russian troops in a march on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev greeted...
9 May: A parade with many messages
May 08, 2010By Alina Inayeh On May 9, the streets of Moscow will witness a rare and memorable spectacle. In a parade marking the 65th anniversary of Victory Day—the end of World War II, when Germany surrendered to Soviet commanders—10,500 servicemen...
Russia opens some Katyn documents to public
April 28, 2010Russia has made available to the public for the first time some files on the World War II-era Katyn massacre, when thousands of Polish officers and others were killed on the orders of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Today's announcement by the head of the...
Why the war in Europe did not end in 1945
April 27, 2010Aistė Bertulytė-Žikevičienė, Vilnius University (2009) Armed anti-Soviet resistance in Lithuania and Western Ukraine European countries tend to commemorate various anniversaries each year. These commemorations mark the symbolism and the role...