Before the guns fired, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union struck a shocking secret deal to divide Poland and rewrite the map of Europe. Behind closed doors in 1939, diplomacy masked a ruthless plan of ...

Germany's attack on Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the beginning of World War II. On 17 September 1939, the Red Army ...

President Vladimir Putin is writing an article to justify the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, which paved the way to the Second World War. Leaders generally do not attempt to excuse their countries’ ...

To the editor: Aug. 23 is observed in many European countries as a day of remembrance for one of the most cynical political actions in Western history, and is recognized by many, including our ...