Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Lunin

1941

Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Lunin

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Komsomol tankmen: tank commanderGuards. Lieutenant N.M. Astanushenko and Guards. Sergeant A. Tagiyev, who killed more than 300 Germans

1942

Komsomol tankmen: tank commanderGuards. Lieutenant N.M. Astanushenko and Guards. Sergeant A. Tagiyev, who killed more than 300 Germans

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Scouts of the Second Lieutenant D. Chmyrya during the fight

1943

Scouts of the Second Lieutenant D. Chmyrya during the fight

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Scouts-partisans of the Kotovsky detachment before landing behind enemy lines. From left to right, standing: L. Zotov, D. Lupyshev...

1944

Scouts-partisans of the Kotovsky detachment before landing behind enemy lines. From left to right, standing: L. Zotov, D. Lupyshev...

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From left to right: Major General V. Borisov, G. Zhukov, Major General N. Anti-penko, and others

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From left to right: Major General V. Borisov, G. Zhukov, Major General N. Anti-penko, and others

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Our project

The Russian Society of Military History (RSMH), the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (CA MD RF), the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (RSDFPA), ROSPHOTO, the Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow (MAMM), the Russian Cultural Foundation and the Victory Museum (Moscow), proudly present a unique collection of photographs taken during the time of the Great Patriotic War.

The project is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory of the Soviet Union and is intended to convey to a wide audience the evidences of the unparalleled feat of the Soviet people, who defended the freedom and independence of their Motherland.

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