The Soviet Army, with its enormous size and power, was the largest and most formidable military force in history. Between ...

The badge, which appears to come from the uniform of a Soviet Red Army soldier in the 1980s, combines three prominent Soviet symbols: a wreath of wheat, a red star, and a hammer and sickle.

By the end of the war the Soviet Army numbered more than 11 million officers and men. The Post-War Era In 1946 the word "red" was removed from the name of the armed forces.

3 A motley lineup of hat- and helmet-wearing communists at a rally in 1920. Although there is debate over its origins, most Russian historians today agree that the cone-like cap was initially ...

Some Red Army soldiers wore a swastika, others were awarded with pants for bravery, and combat camels contributed to victory in World War II. 1. In Soviet times, the Red Army celebrated its ...

It’s believed that the first hats called ushanka appeared in Russia during the Civil War of 1918-1919. They were widespread among the Bolsheviks’ opponents, the White Army of Alexander Kolchak.

“Red Army” could also use some more nuance in its repetitive denigrations of Soviet collectivism, a political philosophy that, when applied to hockey strategy, Fetisov credits for his victories.

Slava Fetisov, a Soviet hockey star who won two Olympic gold medals — pictured at far right in the top photo — is the centerpiece of “Red Army,” which tells the story of the team that lost ...

Now, 35 years later, we’re finally seeing the Soviet view of what happened in the recently-aired ESPN 30-for-30 documentary "Of Miracles and Men" and the recently-released documentary "Red Army." ...

Story behind Red Army the Soviet hockey documentary from Sports Illustrated magazine's January 26, 2015 issue. Ben Reiter | Jan 22, 2015. Red Army: Spirited documentary about Soviet hockey goes deep / ...