Alexander Garden

Opening of the monument to Alexander Pozynich in the Alexandrovsky garden in Novocherkassk ...

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation: Opening of the monument to Alexander Pozynich in the Alexandrovsky garden in Novocherkassk (Tue, 30 May 2017 06:12:02)

RUSSIA Artist Alexander ALEXANDROVSKY

RUSSIA Artist Alexander ALEXANDROVSKY

Alexandrovsky styag

Servicemen of the Novorossiysk Airborne formation won the preliminaries of the Airborne ...

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation: Servicemen of the Novorossiysk Airborne formation won the preliminaries of the Airborne Platoon 2017 contest (Mon, 29 May 2017 20:32:05)

Session of leadership of the Russian Aerospace Forces

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation: Session of leadership of the Russian Aerospace Forces (Tue, 30 May 2017 03:47:20)

Hope Table Grape

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Dr. John R. Clark, University Professor of Horticulture, describes the desirable characteristics of Hope, a 2012 table grape released from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. More information about Division of Agriculture grape varieties can be found online:

Recruits of the CSKA companies took the ceremonial oath in Sochi

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation: Recruits of the CSKA companies took the ceremonial oath in Sochi (Mon, 29 May 2017 15:42:15)

Battle of Stalingrad | Wikipedia audio article

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The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia.
Marked by fierce close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it was the largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.8–2 million killed, wounded or captured) battle in the history of warfare. After their defeat at Stalingrad, the German High Command had to withdraw vast military forces from the Western Front to replace their losses.The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using the 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intensive Luftwaffe bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The fighting degenerated into house-to-house fighting; both sides poured reinforcements into the city. By mid-November 1942, the Germans had pushed the Soviet defenders back at great cost into narrow zones along the west bank of the Volga River.
On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, a two-pronged attack targeting the weaker Romanian and Hungarian armies protecting the German 6th Army's flanks. The Axis forces on the flanks were overrun and the 6th Army was cut off and surrounded in the Stalingrad area. Adolf Hitler ordered that the army stay in Stalingrad and make no attempt to break out; instead, attempts were made to supply the army by air and to break the encirclement from the outside. Heavy fighting continued for another two months. By the beginning of February 1943, the Axis forces in Stalingrad had exhausted their ammunition and food. The remaining units of the 6th Army surrendered. The battle lasted five months, one week and three days.

Anniversary session of the Council of the CIS Defence Ministers

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation: Anniversary session of the Council of the CIS Defence Ministers (Mon, 29 May 2017 13:17:01)