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Second world war
Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
In Putin’s Russia, Stalin has been given respect, his achievements as a nation-builder outweighing the mass repressions that have sullied his name
The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler's favourite filmmaker
Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler's favourite filmmaker
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons
Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism 'hits differently' in America
Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism 'hits differently' in America
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'
From Henry Moore to refugees: London's remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
From Henry Moore to refugees: London's remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: 'I didn't think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…'
The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: 'I didn't think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…'
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
Letters: Our US 'special relationship' could be dangerous if there's a world war
Letters: Our US 'special relationship' could be dangerous if there's a world war
Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
'War is madness': Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
'War is madness': Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
Our leaders' self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war
Our leaders' self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war
Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today's refugees is inexcusable
I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today's refugees is inexcusable
A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
