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Why Kazakhstan is called the “Arsenal of the Front” in Russia and Other Post-Soviet StatesWW2’s Eastern Front, known in the post-Soviet sphere as the Great Patriotic War, was the bloodiest conflict in the history of war. It…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Battle of Orbulaq: the Kazakh ThermopylaeHow 600 Kazakhs held off 50,000 DzungharsMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Who Hung the Flag over the Reichstag ExplainedHow Soviet War Propaganda Muddled the Context of an Iconic PhotoMay 11, 2021May 11, 2021
