One such iconic warplane was the Yakovlev Yak-3—which would go on to become the mainstay of Soviet aviation during the Second World War, and influence the nation’s aircraft for decades more.

In Moscow's Moskino Park, a reconstruction of the installation of the Victory Flag over the Reichstag was opened. For the ...

Russia has built a life-sized replica of the Reichstag building to hold Victory Day re-enactments of its capture by Soviet ...