The Russian imperial army and navy disintegrated after the outbreak of the Revolution of 1917, so the Council of the People's Commissars created the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army on a voluntary ...

It was the original Bolshevik theory that the discipline of the Red Army should be based principally on a spirit of revolutionary zeal and camaraderie. From 1918 to 1939 the Soviet soldier ...

Rape is a widespread and systematic tool of Russian aggression. Despite overwhelming evidence, Russian authorities continue to deny these atrocities.

The Soviet Red Army squad dominated like no other hockey team before or since. Acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker Gabe Polsky looks at how they became so brilliant and why it was so important in a ...

To understand the nature and shortcomings of the Russian war in Ukraine, it is important to reflect on the nature and evolution of Russian military doctrine. Throughout the history of ...

U.S. awards were awarded to not only major Soviet military leaders and famous ace pilots, but also to ordinary privates, sergeants and ...

Director Gabe Polsky's acclaimed Red Army documentary is loaded with cool archival Soviet footage. You can get a glimpse of some of it in this trailer. Director Gabe Polsky's acclaimed Red Army ...

Around 2,000 Polish troops have marched in a parade in Warsaw to pay tribute to the country's historic 1920 victory over the ...

The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the ... A brilliant organiser and improviser, Trotsky created the Red Army out of the Red Guards and from the remnants of the old Tsarist army.