THE SOVIET Union was a brutal regime fronted by dangerous, power-hungry madmen who ruled with a vice-like grip. Sound familiar? Vladimir Putin has never been coy about his Soviet nostalgia – ...

A court in Germany will consider the claim of an unnamed association demanding to lift the ban on the use of Soviet symbols on Victory Day, the Welt newspaper writes.

The iconic war photograph of the raising of the flag over the Reichstag was taken on this day in 1945. House votes to overturn California gas car ban — again defying internal watchdog A ...

Film-makers aligned with the Kremlin constructed the building in an amusement park in Moscow to hold a play retelling the moment the Soviet flag was hoisted above Germany’s parliament building ...

Russian servicemen stand in formation in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, ...

The Soviet flag is flown from government buildings and public gatherings are organised. President Putin also gives a speech, which is televised. TV networks broadcast World War II-inspired films ...

The life-sized replica has been built at an amusement park in Moscow for the re-enactment showing the moment the Soviet flag was hoisted above Germany’s parliament building in the final days of ...