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RT presents War Witness – a special project dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War.

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Heated debates as WWII commemorated

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.

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USSR didn’t need Allies to win WWII – survey

Almost two thirds of Russians (63%) are confident the USSR could have won the Second World War without any help from the Allies, a nationwide survey has concluded.

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Military Parade commemorates heroic past on Victory Day

The Victory Day Parade on Red Square has commemorated 64 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

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WWII showed importance of cooperation - Obama

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.

Soviet Foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov conferring with Adolf Hitler (AFP photo) 23.08.2009, 09:43 17 comments

Stalin-Hitler pact commemorated

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.

The Big Three, British Prime minister Winston Churchill, US president Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet leader Stalin (From LtoR) pose together in Yalta in the Crimea during WW2, 04 February 1945 (AFP Photo) 04.02.2010, 08:39 16 comments

The Yalta Conference: end of one war, beginning of another

On this day, February 4, 65 years ago the Allies, in their fight against Nazi Germany, met in Yalta to decide the shape of the post-World War II landscape.

30.11.2009, 11:21 14 comments

“Why would big USSR want tiny Finland?” The Winter War remembered

It was a war one of the sides involved would rather forget, while the other fights to keep the memory alive. Finns are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the start of the Winter War against the Soviet Union.

RIA Novosti / Vladimir Rodionov 07.05.2010, 13:15 12 comments

Russian president gives his view on WWII

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.

Ukrainian military personnel during the general rehearsal of the joint WWII Victory parade in Kiev, Ukraine (Ria Novosti / Grigoriy Vasilenko) 09.05.2010, 14:30 9 comments

WWII Victory parade in Kiev, Ukraine

The Ukrainian capital is marking the 65th anniversary of the Victory in WWII along with other former Soviet members of the anti-Hitler coalition.

Cuban revolution’s anniversary marked

Published: 01 January, 2009, 04:14


AFP Photo / Rodrigo Arangua

Cuba is celebrating its 50th anniversary of the revolution which brought Fidel Castro to power. RT recalls the build up toward that fateful New Year’s Eve of 1959 and sees what has changed in the country.

 
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