Liberated Sevastopol in May 1944 — Aerial View of the Ruined Fortress City
October 25, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Aerial view of liberated Sevastopol in May 1944. The heroic fortress city lies in ruins after being freed from Nazi occupation by the Red Army. Read more
Soviet Il-2 Attack Aircraft “Revenge of the Barinovs”, 1944
October 25, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Ceremonial handover of the Soviet Il-2 “Revenge of the Barinovs” attack aircraft, built with Leningrad residents’ personal funds after the Siege. USSR, June 1, 1944. Read more
Soviet Symbols in the Captured City of Kobryn, Belarus, Summer 1941
October 23, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
German propaganda photo showing Soviet symbols — a T-26 tank and Lenin monument — in the captured city of Kobryn, Belarus, summer 1941. Read more
Abandoned Soviet T-34-76 Medium Tank During Red Army Retreat, 1941
October 23, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Abandoned Soviet T-34-76 medium tank left by its crew during the Red Army’s retreat in 1941. Read more
Destroyed Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank in Bryansk Region, Autumn 1941
October 21, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet KV-1 heavy tank destroyed by its crew during retreat in the Bryansk region, autumn 1941. Read more
Soviet I-16 Fighter Forced Landing in Open Field, Summer 1941
October 21, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet I-16 fighter aircraft forced to land in an open field, inspected by German soldiers, summer 1941. Read more
NKVD Soldier Examining the Wreckage of a Downed German Junkers Ju 88 Bomber Near Moscow, 1941
October 17, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A young NKVD soldier inspects the wreckage of a downed German Junkers Ju 88 bomber near Moscow, 1941. Read more