The Soviet soldier never saw him. Neither did the one after that, or the next, or the hundreds who followed. Simo Häyhä ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The day is September 1st, 1939, in the Soviet Union, and you're a middle-management engineer working at the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory in Ukraine. While a particular ...

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s military intelligence organization (GRU) and its civilian security and intelligence organization (KGB) each sported their own “special purpose” unit and force.

On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World ...

Glowing global tributes have been pouring in for Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on August 30 at the age of 91. As the last Soviet leader, his reforms helped end the Cold War and free Eastern Europe from ...

One of the most dangerous incidents at sea during the Cold War took place on this day 36 years ago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The Soviet Navy submarine K-219 caught fire and ultimately sank, ...