The soldier’s dress uniform had red piping on the collar, cuffs and pockets, but remained unused for a long time yet. The ceremonial outfit was first worn by Soviet soldiers on June 24 ...

But how is it possible that a soldier could have served in two armies ... Beyrle was given a Soviet uniform and a submachine gun. He witnessed many atrocious events. For instance, the Soviets ...

One reporter seemed to criticize the long length of her uniform skirt ... as a fighter, as a soldier for my country.” While women did not regularly serve in the Soviet military, Pavlichenko ...

On May 22, 2020, a post by X user @Dr_TheHistories claimed to show the same Soviet soldier before and after serving in World War II. The post consisted of two photos stitched together into one ...

The bronze statue of a Soviet soldier, erected in 1947, is regarded by many as a symbol of Soviet occupation. However, the large ethnic-Russian population in Estonia see it as a symbol of liberation ...

“This was not liberation, but occupation,” Dr. Vidins, 84, said, glowering at the statue of a Soviet soldier cradling a machine gun. “They liberated me from my family, they liberated us from ...

The uniform of the lower ranks did not change ... trimming made fruitful targets for enemy snipers. Overall, the Soviet soldier still looked the same as he did in World War II, until the last ...