He was supposed to rule Russia with absolute power. Instead, millions of starving workers, brutal factory conditions, and one ...

Russia went to war in 1914 — and it destroyed the monarchy. Soldiers had no rifles, cities had no bread, and Tsar Nicholas II ...

The troubles demonstrated that, despite all the internal contradictions, the Russian people are able to unite in the face of ...

In the heart of Helsinki, a statue of a Russian Tsar overlooks the city, symbolizing Finland’s long and complex history with ...

Russian president instructs officials to draft proposals on potential nuclear weapons testing at Security Council meeting in ...

Jana Bakunina reveals what pro-Putin friends and family told her while visiting Yekaterinburg, and how opponents are burying ...

In his new book, writer Mikhail Zygar retraces the last thirty years of the Soviet Union through a gallery of characters, helping us to understand Moscow's present based on the idea that no dictat ...

Nine countries in the world possess nuclear weapons, and only Israel has never admitted to conducting a nuclear test. Besides ...

James Watson’s work helped bring genetics to the forefront of scientific research, but controversial remarks on race clouded ...

The victory of the Russian people in this battle was an important stage in the restoration of state power, which led to the ...

Alexandros Ypsilantis, a founding member of Filiki Eteria that coordinated the beginning of the Greek War of Independence.

The same psychological warfare tactics Moscow used to prepare the ground for its invasion of Ukraine are now being used ...