In 1944, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin deported nearly 200,000 Tatars ... Putin responded by sending troops to overrun Crimea — they appeared on the peninsula in uniforms without insignia — and calling ...

In 1944, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin deported nearly 200,000 Tatars ... Crimea — they initially appeared on the peninsula in uniforms without insignia — and calling a plebiscite on joining ...

In 1944, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin deported nearly 200,000 Tatars ... Putin responded by sending troops to overrun Crimea — they initially appeared on the peninsula in uniforms without insignia — ...

This year Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War, known elsewhere as World War II. The May 9th Victory Day events are held in Moscow and cities throughout Russia.

Stalin had accused them of ... they initially appeared on the peninsula in uniforms without insignia -– and calling a plebiscite on joining Russia, which Ukraine and the West dismissed as ...