Alexey Alelyukhin in the Cockpit of Yakovlev Yak-1B, Spring 1943
August 12, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Alexey Alelyukhin, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, in the cockpit of his Yakovlev Yak-1B with his trademark black panther emblem, spring 1943. Read more
Grigory Bulatov and Recon Platoon Storming the Reichstag, May 1945
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Grigory Bulatov and his recon platoon stormed the Reichstag in May 1945, with Bulatov credited by some as the first to raise the Soviet flag atop the building. Read more
Soviet Sailors of the Dnieper Flotilla with an American Cameraman at the Brandenburg Gate, May 1945
August 11, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Soviet sailors of the Dnieper Flotilla pose with an American cameraman at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on May 2, 1945, days after the city’s capture. Read more
Soviet Soldier Mikhail Makarov in Front of the Ruined Reichstag, May 1945
August 11, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet infantryman Mikhail Makarov stands with his PPSh-41 before the shattered Reichstag in Berlin on May 2, 1945, symbolizing the Red Army’s triumph in the Battle of Berlin. Read more
Soviet Soldier Directing Traffic in Postwar Berlin, May 1945
August 11, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet Red Army soldier directs traffic in Berlin’s Schlossplatz shortly after the city’s capture in May 1945, with the monument to Emperor Wilhelm I in the background. Read more
Liberation of Vyazma: Red Army Troops Welcomed by Civilians, March 1943
August 10, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Red Army troops in BA-10 armored cars are greeted by local civilians upon entering Vyazma during its liberation on March 12, 1943, symbolizing freedom after long German occupation. Read more
Luftwaffe Night Raid on Moscow: July 26, 1941, by Margaret Bourke-White
August 10, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A dramatic night photo by Margaret Bourke-White shows the Luftwaffe’s July 26, 1941, air raid on Moscow, with anti-aircraft fire and flares over the Kremlin and Moscow River. Read more
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