British rationing lasted from 1940 all the way to 1954, and they had to completely do without foods like bananas for years. The National Loaf began to be distributed in 1941. Made of 85% wholemeal ...

A submarine that sunk during World War II has been discovered off the Pacific Coast, Russia's Pacific Fleet said Monday. The Malyutka-class submarine went missing during the war in the Peter the ...

Russia Glorifies Its World War II Dead. He Tries to Give Them Decent Burials. Konstantin Dobrovolsky searches for the remains of soldiers left to rot on the battlefield almost 80 years ago.

Popularized by Russia as a symbol of victory in World War II, the ribbon was widely used as a symbol of pro-Russian sentiment in Ukraine since the early stages of the conflict in 2014 and now ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Today, Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Yet another war, the war in Ukraine, served as a backdrop to the event.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, holds a portrait of his father, also named Vladimir, as he walks with others carrying pictures of their relatives who fought in World War II, during ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting heads of states for festivities Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Victory Day, which is celebrated in ...

Russia Hosts World Leaders for the 80th Anniversary of Its Defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to host the leaders of China, Brazil and other heads of ...

They used the conditions of World War II to set up a “natural experiment” that evaluated differences between people conceived and born during and after sugar rationing.

A Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) professor presented his newly published book about the Eastern front during World War II at an event Feb. 13.. Michael David-Fox, the director ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.

During World War II, the U.S. shipped about a quarter of its eggs to Allied nations in powdered form — but they were far from popular. Here’s what Brits did with the ‘hard, yellowish’ stuff.