Russian military officials say the last surviving Soviet Red Army veteran of World War II who took part in the storming of the Reichstag in Berlin in 1945 has died at the age of 93 in St. Petersburg.
Travelers get a wonderful chance to witness European history in the making. Years ago, when I got my history degree, I said to myself, “I’d better get a business degree, too, so I have something ...
For tourists unaware of history, the restored Reichstag building in Berlin, which reopened to the public in 1999, was just a new dome to climb. Years ago, when I got my history degree, I said to ...
Anyone who was in Berlin in the summer of 1995 will probably remember it for the rest of their lives: how the Reichstag — the seat of the German parliament — disappeared. Not blown up, not demolished, ...
The German army ordered 400 soldiers to march in front of the Reichstag building, home to Germany’s federal parliament, last Tuesday in Berlin as part of a swearing in ceremony. In the presence of ...