World War II
Fascistic Ukraine government attacks communists, squashes May Day preps
April 25, 2018While those activities have been declared illegal by the Ukrainian government, the use of fascist symbols and flags, fascist marches and the construction of memorials honoring Nazis are all entirely legal now in that country.
Read moreThis week in history: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
April 17, 2018For four weeks, residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps.
Read moreRussia marks 75 years since Nazi surrender at Stalingrad
February 5, 2018With over a million deaths, it was history's bloodiest battle and started the Nazis on their long retreat back to Berlin.
Read moreTwo new films, “Dunkirk” and “The Darkest Hour”: Who won the war?
January 19, 2018In the run up to the Academy Awards, two highly touted, vastly different popular films refocus attention on World War II.
Read moreStatues fall too in Ukraine, as fascists erase Soviet past
September 11, 2017Ukraine's Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko speaks to Ben Chacko about the wave of historical destruction engulfing his country.
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