Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers as “Gorky Park,” has died at age 82.

THE SOVIET Union was a brutal regime fronted by dangerous, power-hungry madmen who ruled with a vice-like grip. ... Huge armoured tanks roll through Moscow's Red Square Credit: ...

V ladimir Putin’s troops were accused of breaking a three-day ceasefire called to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday.

Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the nobility of the Soviet sacrifice in helping to defeat Nazi Germany.

Victory Day On Red Square: 5 Things To Watch In This Year's Kremlin War Anniversary May 08, 2025 00:12 CET By Mike Eckel; ... Ukraine, and around the former Soviet Union, ...

MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/. A military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War took place on Moscow’s Red Square.

Putin’s troops 'break' ceasefire called to mark 80th anniversary of Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. ... As the Red Square parade and other festivities unfolded in Moscow, ...

Russian servicemen take part in the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World ...

A look at why Victory Day is so important for Russia and Putin: The Soviet sacrifice of World War II. The Soviet Union lost a staggering 27 million people in what it calls the Great Patriotic War ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended on Friday celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Moscow. Leaders from more than 20 countries ...