Russian marines shelter behind a BTR vehicle outside Krynky. For 10 weeks, tens of thousands of Russian troops have been trying, and failing, to dislodge a few hundred Ukrainian marines clinging to a ...

The town of Berane unveiled a bust of the Soviet Red Army general Georgy Zhukov, which was donated by Russia, describing it as a symbol of “freedom and anti-fascism”. This post is also available in ...

In December 1942, Field Marshal Zhukov’s picture appeared on the cover of Time magazine. He was described as “Stalin’s favourite”. It was dangerous as well as flattering to be so close to the Supreme ...

STALIN’S GENERAL: THE LIFE OF GEORGY ZHUKOV By Geoffrey Roberts Random House, $30, 334 pages As an amateur student of military affairs, I have my own informal list of the “best” generals in World War ...