Why is the Russian Army So Cruel? (Part II)
On suffering and the 80th anniversary of Stalingrad
One of the most desperate moments of the siege of Stalingrad occurred in September of 1942 when a battery of female combatants was forced to take over an anti-aircraft position, lower the guns to the horizontal and fire nonstop at a phalanx of approaching German tanks. After holding out for a few heroic…