January 09, 2017 Maria's War: A Soldier's Autobiography This astonishingly gripping autobiography by the founder of the Russian Women’s Death Battallion in World War I is an eye-opening documentary of life before, during and after the Bolshevik Revolution. History War Nonfiction
September 29, 2016 The Babi Yar Tragedy, Remembered in Poetry By Alice E.M. Underwood On September 29-30, 1941, Nazi troops shot over 33,000 Jews at the edge of the Babi Yar ravine near Kiev. Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem memorializing the tragedy ensures it will never be forgotten. Culture History Literature War
May 01, 2015 Signatures of War By Arthur Bondar What better way to remember veterans of World War II than through portraits? Arthur Bondar’s project takes us there. War
May 01, 2015 Day of Victory By Tamara Eidelman On the history of celebrations commemorating the end of World War II. War
November 01, 2014 The Forgotten Winter War By Tamara Eidelman You won't find much about the Russo-Finnish War (1939-40) in Russian history books. War
July 01, 2014 The Committee for the Wounded By Tamara Eidelman Two hundred years ago, in the wake of the Napoleonic war, Russia established a committee to take care of soldiers wounded in war. War
September 01, 2012 1812 First Person By Alexander Mikaberidze It gave birth to the greatest novel ever written, brought down Napoleon, reshaped Europe, led to the end of serfdom, the invention of terrorism, and, eventually, the end of tsarism. It was tremendous folly, horrific hubris and astounding heroism. And it happened 200 years ago this fall. We turn to people who lived through the War of 1812 for their first person accounts. History Memoir War
May 01, 2011 Trekking In Partisan Footsteps By Lada Bakal Eastern Crimea was a center for partisan activity during the Great Patriotic War. In honor of the May Day holiday, we trek through this wild realm along the Black Sea. Regions Theater War
Leningrad Directory of Writers at the Front By Polina Barskova A series of poignant poetical portraits of writers and poets who worked in Leningrad during the Seige. War