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Today February the 2nd marks the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad , remembered for being one of the longest and bloodiest in the history of mankind. The importance of the triumph of the Soviet army in the field of the Great Patriotic War is essential because it is considered as the key or the beginning of the final defeat for the Germans. This battle took place between August 23, 1942 and February 2, in what is now the city of Volgograd, called Stalingrad by then. The Glorious Red Army faced during all this time to the Wehrmacht and its axis allies, who intended to realize the invasion of the Soviet Union and thus lead to possession and domain of practically all Europe and Eurasia. The human losses during the time of the battle add up to two million people between the military of both sides and civilians. The ultimate goal of the Germans when attempting to seize control of this area was to seize the oil wells of the Caucasus, which at that time represent...

In this opportunity the comrades of Love Bohemians Hate Racism shared with us a short biography of their club and Ultras group. Here it is: Bohemians 1905  is a Prague football club, which was originally founded in 1905 as AFK Vršovice. The club won the Czechoslovak First League only once, during the 1982-83 season. The colors of the club are green and white.There are a number of football clubs in Prague, the three biggest being Sparta, Slavia and Bohemians, so naturally the other two are our biggest rivals. The biggest rivalry is with Sparta Prague, which is the country’s most successful team and the most hated opponent. The most prestigious match is the derby with Slavia Prague called The “Vršovice Derby” . Both Slavia and Bohemians are located in the Vršovice district of Prague and their stadiums are separated by only 1 km. The best known player from Bohemians’ history is Antonín Panenka , known for scoring the winning penalty kick of the 1976 European Championiship,...

A few days ago we were chatting with the band Actitud Crema and this was what they told us: Grada Roja: How did the Actitud Crema project start?  Actitud Crema: Actitud Crema was founded in 2009 as a result of the union of two music projects, hardcore punk and rock, with the intention of making supporters chants in this musical style for our club, Universitario de Deportes.   GR: How did you decide the name for the band? AC:   To decide the name of the band, we relied on the personality, effort and thrust that always characterizes the club, Actitud , on the one hand and Crema for the color of the jersey. GR: How was the process of this new concept, football music and everything else? Did you have musical influences? AC: This process for us was something new, but we had it in mind a long time ago. We were strongly influenced by classic Oi! bands, such as Cockney Rejects, The Business, Cock Sparrer and The Oppressed, as well as bands of ...