65 years have passed since the end of the Second World War. Thousands of the Soviet Union pilots laid down their lives defeating their Motherland from Nazi Germany. Nikolay Gastello was one of them.

World War II was and is one of the most intense and globally involved wars. This article explains the realities of the war from all view points, Allies and Axis.

Vladimir Lenin is often described as “the Hero of the Revolution” and is remembered as one of History’s greatest leaders and visionaries. After the overthrow of the tsarist regime and the collapse of the Provisional Government however, power did not just fall into his hands – a bitter civil war took place between the “Red” Bolsheviks and the “Whites.” It was in this period that Leon Trotsky, as commander of the Red Army, came into his own, leading the Bolsheviks to victory and to the beginning of communist Russia!

The Great Terror or Great Purge was a time in Russia’s history when, under Joseph Stalin, there took place a large-scale purge of every rank of society; from Communist Party officials and Red Army commanders to completely innocent peasants and farmers. There are many theories as to what caused this, one of which is the growing paranoia displayed by the first secretary in the middle and later years of his leadership.

A visit to the famous place of Budapest. Based on given brochure and information papers.

A visit to the famous place of Budapest. Based on given brochure and information papers.

A visit to the famous place of Budapest. Based on given brochure and information papers.

A series of notes on the Russian Civil War.

Australian experiences in the North Africa Campaign in World War II and Australia’s significance in her role on the North African Front.

Joseph Klemens Pilsudski would eventually become the most important military and political leader in Poland from the regaining of national independence in late 1918 through to his death in May 1935.