This is the tenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

The Soviet Union and America were sworn enemies in the Cold War. Yet, with the Dooms Day clocking ticking in the 1980s, a ...

In addition, as a Warsaw Pact country, Poland faced the continuous prospect of ... This logo “went viral”—it quickly began to be used nationwide as a symbol of victory over tyranny. The success of the ...

With the world marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Soviet troops on 27 January here is its history, ...

The Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which was liberated 80 years ago, is an enduring symbol of the Holocaust ... breaking a 1939 pact with Joseph Stalin, and sends prisoners of war to ...

It was a major propaganda victory for the West and Berlin became a symbol of the allies’ keenness ... the Soviet Union set up the Warsaw Pact in May 1955.The Warsaw Pact had eight founder ...

The deployment of South African troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission was initially framed as a commitment to regional ...

But as a Hungarian-born writer, my warm feelings towards him will always be associated with one of his lesser-known acts of international diplomacy: the return to Hungary of its most valued symbol of ...

Shoah’s Testament For decades, survivors have been the most compelling voice of Auschwitz’s victims. With their passing, it becomes our duty to carry forward their testimony. KAROL NAWROCKI Luigi ...

Summary: Formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion, NATO aimed to prevent Western Europe’s military overrun, focusing on maintaining air superiority, open sea communication lines to North ...

INA 70 years since the Warsaw Pact On 14 May 1955, the Soviet Union and its eastern European allies signed the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance formed in response to NATO. The pact symbolised ...