Romanian Peasant Woman Feeds Soviet Soldier with Cow’s Milk, August 1944

Romanian Peasant Woman Feeds Soviet Soldier with Cow’s Milk, August 1944

August 15, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes

A Romanian peasant woman feeds a Soviet soldier with cow’s milk in August 1944, symbolizing friendship between liberators and locals. Read more


Portrait of Ivan Bykov, Commander of the “For Leningrad” Partisan Detachment, 1943

Portrait of Ivan Bykov, Commander of the “For Leningrad” Partisan Detachment, 1943

August 15, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Ivan Bykov, commander of the “For Leningrad” partisan detachment, led successful sabotage operations against German forces in 1943. Read more


Soviet IS-2 and T-34 Tank Crews Celebrate Victory in Berlin, May 9, 1945

Soviet IS-2 and T-34 Tank Crews Celebrate Victory in Berlin, May 9, 1945

August 15, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet IS-2 and T-34 tank crews celebrate victory in Berlin on May 9, 1945, marking the end of WWII in Europe. Read more


Soviet Female Traffic Controller in Defeated Berlin, May 1945

Soviet Female Traffic Controller in Defeated Berlin, May 1945

August 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

In the ruins of Berlin, just hours after the guns fell silent, a young Soviet woman in uniform stands proudly at her post. She is a traffic controller of the Red Army’s road troops, guiding the movement of vehicles in the heart of the defeated Nazi capital. Read more


Luftwaffe Night Raid on Moscow, July 26, 1941 — Soviet Anti-Aircraft Defense in Action

Luftwaffe Night Raid on Moscow, July 26, 1941 — Soviet Anti-Aircraft Defense in Action

August 14, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes

On the night of July 26, 1941, Moscow faced a massive Luftwaffe air raid. The skies lit up with parachute flares as Soviet anti-aircraft batteries fought to protect the capital. Read more


German POWs March on Moscow’s Garden Ring, July 17, 1944

German POWs March on Moscow’s Garden Ring, July 17, 1944

August 14, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes

German POWs march through Moscow’s Garden Ring in July 1944 after their capture in Operation Bagration, with street-cleaning trucks symbolically following to cleanse the city of their presence. Read more


Street Washing in Moscow After the March of German POWs, July 17, 1944

Street Washing in Moscow After the March of German POWs, July 17, 1944

August 13, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet street-washing trucks clean Moscow after 57,000 German POWs marched through the city in July 1944, marking the Soviet victory in Belarus. Read more