Stalingrad

World War II made a disparate trio of allies —British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Marshal Joseph Stalin, and American President Franklin D. Roosevelt—military as well as political leaders in turn. They were guilty of monumental strategic mistakes in 1941, showed considerable resilience in 1942, and won great victories in…

Russian multi-hyphenate Fedor Bondarchuk was riding high after a series of blockbuster hits when Hollywood came calling in 2014. Fresh off the domestic success of his alien invasion movie “Attraction,” and the World War II epic “Stalingrad,” Warner Bros. tapped him to direct a big-budget movie based on Homer’s epic…

At first, it was all about the ore. Magnesium, iron, and manganese ore were the lifeblood of German industry, especially the armaments industry, which used the iron and manganese to produce steel for Hitler’s war machine. Magnesium was one of the main aerospace construction metals and was used extensively in…

Vadim Vereshchagin, CEO of leading Russian production and distribution company Central Partnership, says it’s time for the world to give a second look to Russian cinema—particularly the slick commercial titles that are racking up boffo box office back home. “The key thing for us right now is to explain to…

Here's What You Need To Remember: Hitler maintained control of both the OKW and the OKH, and there were dissident elements within the general staff—officers who grudgingly came to recognize that the general staff and OKH had been reduced from executive roles that shaped and influenced strategic German military operations…

Gregory Tyree Boyce, an actor who appeared in “Twilight,” died from drug use, specifically fentanyl and cocaine intoxication on May 13, Clark County coroner John Fudenberg told TheWrap. Their deaths were ruled accidental. Boyce died at age 30 and was found dead on May 13. He was found alongside his…

It has been 75 years since the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Russia postponed its annual Victory Day celebrations last month due to the health crisis as did other former Soviet states, with the sole exception of…

Christo, the single-named artist best known for large-scale, short-term installations that often involved wrapping public spaces in fabric, died Sunday in New York at age 84, according to his official Twitter account. No cause of death was given. The Bulgarian artist, whose given name was Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, often collaborated…

EmmyLegends.org/Buena Vista Pictures Herb Stempel, the federal whistleblower who exposed how the NBC game show “Twenty-One” was manipulated for ratings, died last month at the age of 93. His death was confirmed this weekend by Stempel’s stepdaughter to The New York Times. Stempel’s story was told in the Robert Redford…

Eighty years ago this past week, the British and French armies were in the midst of the most calamitous defeat in their combined history. Churchill and Lord Halifax are pictured aboveEighty years ago this past week, the British and French armies were in the midst of the most calamitous defeat…