VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Stalingrad will be back on the map for a few hours on Saturday, and Josef Stalin's face will be splashed on buses, as Russia remembers the epic battle that turned the ...

The 1942-43 battle in the Volga river city was one of the bloodiest in history with about two million dead from both sides. It was a disastrous loss for Nazi Germany, and is glorified by Russia as the ...

The new name, “Stalingrad International,” commemorates Soviet WWII victory, reflecting growing Soviet nostalgia and authoritarian symbolism as part of broader efforts to justify Putin’s war in Ukraine ...