Thursday’s Soviet-flavored May Day parades — and arrests — provided but the latest example of the way Putin has used the memory of a strong, imperial Soviet Union to his political benefit ...

But, May Day was not created by the Soviet Union, for the Soviet Union or in the Soviet Union. May 1, International Workers' Day, was made in America. The American labor movement in 2025 is a ...

But, May Day was not created by the Soviet Union, for the Soviet Union or in the Soviet Union. May 1, International Workers' Day, was made in America. The American labor movement in 2025 is a ...

In the former Soviet Union, May Day was an occasion to honor workers' contributions with giant parades in Red Square, a tradition that has dwindled in the decades since — a fading remnant of the ...

Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine.