Tag: Stalingrad
Putin also tried to harness the Battle of Stalingrad to justify the war in Ukraine
STALINGRAD/VOLGOGRAD When the Battle of Stalingrad, which ended 80 years ago, was commemorated in Volgograd this week, the road signs also pointed to history. In place of Volgograd, the old…
Volgograd changes its name to Stalingrad for a day – in honor of the dictator Joseph Stalin
The downfall of Nazi Germany began 80 years ago in Stalingrad, when the Red Army crushed the forces of the Axis Powers. ‘s Russia correspondent Heikki Heiskanen has followed the…
for the 80th anniversary of Stalingrad, a bust of Stalin inaugurated in Volgograd
This Thursday, February 2, the Russian city of Volgograd, renamed by its Soviet name of Stalingrad the time of the commemorations, as every year, celebrates the 80th anniversary of the…
January 1943 – January 2023: the still current lessons of Stalingrad
In geopolitics, certain anniversaries seem unavoidable, as the burning news opens up comparative perspectives. In January 1943, the German Sixth Army was annihilated at Stalingrad after six months of a…
Russia could defend Kherson like Stalingrad
The Finnish experts interviewed by estimate that the time window for Ukraine’s counterattack is short, as the autumn rains are coming. Ukraine announced on Monday that it had launched a…