On Friday, May 9, military parades and various festive events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over the Third Reich took place throughout Russia. The ...

In October 1917, the Russian working class accomplished something never before seen: it seized state power and began administering society in the interests of the majority. This was no simple regime ...

6. The world war that began in 1914 was a result of the explosion of the contradiction of capitalism between the nation-state system and the world economy. This war, waged for the imperialist ...

Ignominious failure and betrayal were the main reasons why this particular military episode was all but erased from history. History is usually written by the winners, after all. Yet, in a sense, the ...