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08.12.2008, 17:10
Three Russian towns have been presented with honourary titles for their citizens’ courage during World War Two. Dmitrov, Velikiy Novgorod and Velikiye Luki have got special diplomas from President Medvedev at a ceremony in the Kremlin.
08.09.2008, 05:28
It’s 67 years since the beginning of one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history, when Nazi forces surrounded Leningrad – today’s St Petersburg.
22.06.2008, 16:36
The Leningrad region has marked the anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War by staging reconstructions of the battle against the Nazis. The massive show included pyrotechnics as well as the appearance of aviation and military vehicles from Wor
07.05.2010, 13:15
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Dmitry Medvedev gave his take on World War II in interview with Izvestia newspaper. The victory over Nazi Germany belongs to the people first and foremost, not the military commanders, the Russian leader said.
01.09.2009, 12:55
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Leaders from around the world are in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two. The country was the first to face the Nazis’ attack on September 1, 1939.
09.05.2009, 22:10
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The Victory Day Parade on Red Square has commemorated 64 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
08.05.2010, 21:31
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The Soviet Union and the US fought together against Nazism. Decades of Cold War were to follow, but US President Barack Obama told political commentator Sergey Brilev that the Soviet role should not be underestimated.
23.08.2009, 09:43
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Seventy years ago, on August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, an agreement which had a huge impact on the history of the 20th century.
12.08.2010, 07:30
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The accident onboard the nuclear submarine Kursk that happened exactly 10 years ago during the naval exercise left all 118 members of its crew, most of whom were under 30, dead.
01.08.2009, 11:42
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It’s 95 years since Russia entered World War One. Memorial services in commemoration of those who died during the four-year conflict are to take place in Moscow.
Published: 27 January, 2009, 12:35
Stalin knew for sure that if Leningrad (now St Petersburg) had surrendered to the Nazis, it would have been obliterated, says historian Anatoly Utkin.
