Pictured: Marshals Eremenko and Chuikov with sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich at Mamaev Kurgan, 2 February 1963. There is a heaviness to memory—a quiet, invisible weight that settles in our hearts as the years move on. It comes to us through the voices of those who can no longer speak, through the fragile pages of letters, the scent of an old book, or a photograph that captivates us. For me, that weight often rests in the life and legacy of Marshal Vasily Chuikov—a man who embodied

Pictured: Army General V.I. Chuikov, head of the newly created Soviet Control Commission (SKK), which was responsible for monitoring the...

Pictured: the cover of Soviet Literature Monthly from November 1968, Marshal V.I. Chuikov. Soviet Literature Monthly was a periodical...

Pictured: Blogger Maria Kithcart was recognized on 9 May 2025 by the municipality of Silver Ponds (hometown of Marshal Chuikov) for her...

Pictured: inscribed copy of The Battle of Stalingrad by Marshal V.I. Chuikov, Soviet Army raincoat with Major General epaulets,...

Pictured: Marshal V.I. Chuikov receiving honors at a ceremony, 1980. To the left of Chuikov is General M.G. Vainrub; to the right of...