Stalin is seen here receiving an honorary Sword of Stalingrad from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in November 1943 The Russian city once known as Stalingrad is to regain its old name during ...

When Nazi Germany attacked Stalingrad in August 1942, the assault on the city was as much a surprise to the Soviet Red Army as the German invasion itself. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin expected the ...

The Battle of Stalingrad (August 23, 1942-February 2, 1943) was one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II. Germany's disastrously ill-fated attack on the Russian city is widely ...

As many as one million soldiers are believed to have died in the six months of intense warfare As the Russian city once known as Stalingrad (now Volgograd) prepares to mark 70 years since the end of ...

The Battle of Stalingrad, which turned the tide of World War II 80 years ago when German forces capitulated to the Red Army, remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia as it presses its war in ...

It’s 75 years since the start of the Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad. At the beginning of the battle for the city, Soviet troops appeared to face imminent defeat, unable to resist the Nazi ...

Photographs of Stalingrad lying in ruins are perhaps well-known to many. But do you know what the famous city looked like before enemy troops entered it? Even those who are not particularly ...

The World Cup in Russia is well under way and some of the games have been played in the city of Volgograd, including England's first game against Tunisia. You might have heard of the city of Volgograd ...