On October 20, 1944, Soviet troops with the help of Tito’s Yugoslav partisans and the Bulgarian People’s Army committed a series of fast and effective strikes clearing Yugoslavia of the Nazis. Here’s what the Soviet photo chroniclers saw in the liberated city.

These Soviet skyscrapers are still regarded as some of the tallest and most spectacular buildings in their countries.

The harrowing photographs of starving people that Nansen showed in the West shocked the public and helped him organize aid.

The images of the first man in space in his cosmonaut suit have gone around the whole world. However, we still hardly know what this legendary man was like in real life.

There are two ways to say “you” in Russian. And using them wrongly could lead to all manner of uncomfortable situations.