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Singapore: The battle that changed Asia

February 20, 2012 Rakesh Krishnan Simha
Exactly seventy years ago the Japanese overran Britain’s ‘Impregnable Fortress’ of Singapore, unleashing forces that dramatically changed the map of Asia.

How India brought down the US’ supersonic man

January 17, 2012 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, specially for RIR
Chuck Yeager is an American icon and will go down in history as the first man to break the sound barrier. But during the 1971 War, when an Indian pilot shot his personal aircraft, the air ace lost his cool, and demanded retaliation against India.

1971 War: How Russia sank Nixon’s gunboat diplomacy

December 20, 2011 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, specially for RIR
Exactly 40 years ago, India won a famous victory over Pakistan due to its brilliant soldiers, an unwavering political leadership, and strong diplomatic support from Moscow. Less well known is Russia’s power play that prevented a joint British-America

The echo of war

November 17, 2011
A floating crane is lifting from the Neva river a KV-1 tank which was found underwater near Kirovsk, 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of St. Petersburg.

Winning in Afghanistan

November 17, 2011 Rakesh Krishnan Simha
What the West can learn from India.

Abkhaz elections show the republic will continue to rely on Russia

September 7, 2011 Pavel Nikulin
Little is expected to change in the former Georgian territory as the republic will continue to need influxes of cash from Russia.

The Battle of Borodino

September 5, 2011
People participate in the military-historical reconstruction of the battle of Borodino on September 4, 2011, Russia.

The Motherland Calls

June 22, 2011
A mother and her son stand with a candle in front of the memorial sculpture "The Motherland Calls" during a remembrance ceremony in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.

The Night Witches who ruled the skies

June 22, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
Historians are still uncovering stories from World War II, including that of the Soviet Union's young female fighter pilots.

The day the war began

June 22, 2011 Dmitry Zaika
Schoolgirls buying candy, young men suddenly facing draft notices - June 22, 1941 changed the lives of everyone in the Soviet Union.

Dedicated to the anniversary of the Soviet Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War...

May 9, 2011 RIR
The Cranes Are Flying is a Soviet film about World War II. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War.

WWIII scenarios

April 29, 2011 Alina Chernoivanova, RIA Novosti
Where are the geopolitical fault lines in today's world, and where can we expect military conflict tomorrow? How likely is a third world war, and will it be a nuclear war? How can we prevent the destruction of civilization?