While many European Union countries consider Europe Day a peripheral holiday promoting European values, Moldovan politicians and the public are increasingly giving it attention, with a growing belief that it should replace the Soviet-style Victory Day. Using the "struggle" over ...
made his name as one of the greatest soldiers of his generation. He fought notably against the Turks in central Europe and the Balkans (1683–88, 1697, 1715–18) and againstFrancein theWar of the Grand Alliance(1689–97) and in theWar of the Spanish Succession(1701–14). He was the ...
On December 7, 1941, Japan did a surprise aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base in Hawaii. Thus, the United States immediately declared war on Japan, officially turning the war in Europe into a war that was being fought over the world. Due to the Allies' incredible war p...
The Soviet Union alone lost up to 27 million people in the war, nearly 13% of the population at the time. Victory day is about remembering those who gave their lives to achieve the victory. Some countries in Western Europe mark the victory in Europe on May 8th. May 9th was chosen in ...
The day sees Moscow display its military might with pomp, pride and pageantry, with massive military parades through the center of the capital, watched on by Putin and other senior Kremlin officials. This year the event will have added significance given that Russia is actively engaged i...
Eastern Europe and the Russian periphery, March–November 1918 treaties of Brest-LitovskDelegates at negotiations for the treaties of Brest-Litovsk, 1918.(more) TheTreaty of Brest-Litovsk(March 3, 1918) gave Germany a free hand to do what it liked with Russia’s former possessions in eastern ...
From Ukraine to Syria, he [Vladimir Putin] is behaving like the world's new general and celebrating victories, while the American president sits on the sidelines and Europe sleeps. The West's behavior toward Putin is political and moral capitulation. —Garry Kasparov ...
"We will never forget that it was our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers who won back Europe's freedom and the long-awaited peace." Putin said while paying tribute to the soldiers who fought and died for their country. The president underlined that Russia will strengthen the traditions...
May 9 - World War II battlefields of Europe Armistice Day-cum-Soviet Union, Great Patriotic War Victory Day 翻译结果2复制译文编辑译文朗读译文返回顶部 正在翻译,请等待... 翻译结果3复制译文编辑译文朗读译文返回顶部 May 9-the European Theater of World War II Armistice Day and the anniversary of th...
Zelenskyy released a video address marking the day of the Allied victory in Europe 77 years ago, drawing parallels between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the evils of Nazism. The black-and-white footage showed Zelenskyy standing in front of a ruined apartment block in Borodyanka, a Kyiv ...