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What U.S. & British tanks did the Red Army ride into battle with in WWII? (VIDEO)
A VISUAL history of 16th-century Russia (PICS)
World War II PHOTOS by Soviet female photographer Olga Ignatovich
How FC Dynamo Moscow once beat BRITISH clubs in the birthplace of football
Why did Catherine the Great decide to… educate women?
5 LATEST Russian historical movies
5 facts about Alexander Nevsky (PICS)
How a descendant of Russian tsars became a sailor in the British navy
Why was Germany's 'Instrument of Surrender' signed twice? (VIDEO)
Grand tribute in motion (VIDEO)
The greatest parade ever marched (VIDEO)
10 ICONIC Soviet posters of World War II
How the Red Army stormed Berlin (VIDEO)
Soviet women during World War II (PHOTOS)
The St. George Ribbon: How one of Russia's symbols of military glory came to be
The 'Voice of Victory' known to all Russians (VIDEO)
This WWII pilot returned to the front after having both legs amputated
A VISUAL history of Medieval Russia (PICS)
How the Moscow Kremlin's Spasskaya tower got its name
How Pyotr Tchaikovsky opened Carnegie Hall
How Soviet troops captured Germany's Reichstag (VIDEO)
How Mao Zedong's SON fought with the Red Army in World War II (VIDEO)
How a Russian princess became the world's first female military pilot
What did the USSR do to ensure the victory of communism worldwide?
Chernobyl disaster explained in 60 seconds (VIDEO)
Why did Peter the Great MURDER his son?
This Russian dog helped solve around 1,500 crimes!
Why did Ivan the Terrible become a MONK before his death?
This is how the Red Army 'congratulated' Hitler on his birthday! (VIDEO)
What did a FILER do in Tsarist Russia?
15 Soviet anti-U.S. posters
How the Moscow Metro became a true underground city in 1941 (PHOTOS)
How & why was Lenin's Mausoleum repeatedly attacked?
How a simple factory worker became the FIRST woman in space (VIDEO)
10 facts about the first woman in space (PHOTOS)
What Russia was like in 1996 (PHOTOS)
How a Russian prince lost his WIFE in a card game
The life of Catherine the Great on canvas by artists (PICS)
Yuri Gagarin, like you’ve RARELY seen him before (PHOTOS)
How a Soviet officer fought in World War II without... HANDS! (VIDEO)
When was Russia's territory the largest? (VIDEO)
Why didn't the Red Army wear shoulder straps until mid-WWII?
Did you know that Ivan the Terrible was also a… composer?
How Nikolai Sklifosovsky became the founder of modern surgery
Did you know that the USSR was founded in… the Bolshoi Theater?!
What Soviet Russia was like in 1986 (PHOTOS)
Why was the USSR so obsessed with landing on the Moon, but never actually did?
Did the field marshal who defeated Napoleon wear an eye patch? (VIDEO)
How German saboteurs got lost in the Soviet Urals (VIDEO)
How the descendants of Genghis Khan served Russia
What U.S. and British bombers did Soviet pilots fly in World War II? (VIDEO)
The life of Peter the Great in paintings
What did a remonteur do in Tsarist Russia?
What Soviet Russia was like in 1976 (PHOTOS)
How a Russian artist invented a new muse for Apollo (PHOTO)
How Soviet ‘Rockets’ ended up in London
Who called for not disgracing the Russian land?
What was going on in Russia when Columbus discovered America?
The Red Army could have CAPTURED Hitler in 1943! (VIDEO)
The ONLY time in Russian history when TWO tsars were crowned at once
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