When German bombers reduced Stalingrad to rubble in 1942, they unknowingly created the perfect battlefield for snipers. Soviet marksmen like Vasily Zaitsev and Lyudmila Pavlichenko turned shattered ...
Not much is known about Ivan Ivanovich Larkin. However, in the 10 years preceding WWII, the Soviet Union uniquely established specialized sniper units. The high level of proficiency of these Soviet ...