Victory Day
Russia Pretends It Didn’t Accidentally Show Bonnie and Clyde During Victory Day Parade
The state broadcaster later edited out what pro-Kremlin outlets are now calling an act of “sabotage.”
Photographing the Search for Belarus's National Identity
Belarus's scars and, more importantly, the heroics of war have become the central focus of a government in search of a unifying national identity.
Old Allies Absent as Russia Parades Troops and Tanks at WWII Victory Celebration
A parade through Moscow’s Red Square today to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany showed both Russia’s military might and its increasing isolation from the West.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On May 9, President Vladimir Putin of Russia visited Crimea for the first time after its annexation. He arrived at the Crimean port city Sevastopol during the Victory Day celebrations commemorating the triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II, with a...
Bloody Clashes Overshadowed Eastern Ukraine's Victory Day Parades
The fights forced Ukraine to cancel most of the parades celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 36)
Bloody clashes in Mariupol overshadowed Victory Day celebrations in eastern Ukraine.
In Photos: Bloody Clashes Overshadow Victory Day in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian civilians were caught in the deadly crossfire in yet another major escalation of events in the Donetsk region.