Fate takes you places where your memory wants to reveal itself. Like a petulant child, the amalgam of your thoughts and memories draw distinct conclusions you couldn’t see before and ...

Tsar Alexander II of Russia stood at the crossroads of history—after all, his reign paved the way to the fall of the Romanov empire. And when you look at his scandalous life, it’s no wonder why it ...

Russia’s nuclear infra is growing in the shadows. Satellite images reveal extensive construction at five sites, from Belarus ...

Beginning of the Muslim Era as Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina 1054: Three Roman legates fracture relations ...

In the early 20th century, “direct action” often meant workers’ action. In 1920, dockers in London’s East End took direct ...

People's Artist of Russia film director Alexander Mitta died in Moscow at the age of 93. This was announced on July 14 by the ...

La Bayadère opens with a tiger hunt, during which the warrior Solor sends a secret message to his love Nikiya, the temple ...

Alexander Kurenkov, Russia’s minister for emergency situations and a trusted lieutenant of Kremlin kingpin Vladimir Putin, ...

Prominently displayed behind Putin in the apartment is a portrait of Czar Alexander III, apparently a role model for Putin. Alexander III is not well known in the West.

“They wanted to provoke us so that we made mistakes,” Putin said, speaking beside a portrait of Tsar Alexander III, a 19th century conservative who suppressed dissent.