Commander "Buster" Crabb disappeared during a visit to the UK by Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev. In 2006, a BBC reporter read ...

Russia's Victory Day commemorations yesterday marked 80 years since the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany. More than 20 foreign leaders attended the military parade in Moscow, reflecting a group ...

The Second World War left former colonial European powers decimated, setting the stage for two superpowers to emerge, writes ...

And now, it could be yours for just £20,000 as the site goes up for auction on May 8 – the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The ...

The threat of U.S. withdrawal has prompted countries around the world — from Germany to South Korea — to talk about building ...

For Kremlin watchers, May 9 is a tea-leaf event, providing clues for possible shifts in thinking for Vladimir Putin, in power ...

The Richmond National Battlefield Park is inviting the public to celebrate a slice of history — the 161st anniversary of the ...

By now, the Russian euphoria that greeted improved relations with Washington this spring has diminished, but many Russian ...

Hitler's betrayal of his ally cost the lives of 29 million Russians... but the Eastern Front broke Germany's armies and ...

The concept of a Loyalty Day gained popularity throughout the U.S. during the Cold War era of the late 1940s and early 1950s.

In many countries, May 1 is International Workers Day. In the U.S., it's officially a federal holiday known as Loyalty Day, ...

While there may have been steeper increases during the Cold War, data for the Soviet Union ... "the steepest annual increase since the Six-Day War in 1967". In contrast, Iran's fell by 10 percent ...