In late 1825, a group of reform-minded Russian military officers believed the time was ripe to end the rule of the czars.

There is a deliberate policy by the Kremlin to exile, neutralise, and effectively erase alternative political life within the country, reports ...

Inside the world of British jeweler, silversmith, and goldsmith Mappin & Webb as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Despite intensive American efforts to broker a ceasefire and staggering battlefield casualties, Russia’s full-scale invasion ...

The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, one of the most visited museums in the world, is set to undergo a comprehensive ...

Guercino’s King David has now joined its two companion works at the National Gallery, settling £5.6m in inheritance tax ...

The Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, which resulted in heavy casualties and a humiliating climbdown, was a significant factor in the collapse of that regime in 1989. Peace is potentially ...

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

Notably, such a bridge had been planned for more than a century, with the first plan dating back to the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. Those plans were completed in 1910 but put on hold due to the ...

With each passing day, Armenia is sliding further into dictatorship. The vulgar, even pornographic, language Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has used against the Catholicos of All Armenians and other ...

His newest piece, however, “Rachmaninoff and the Tsar," which played the Colonial Theatre over the weekend, is a two-actor affair featuring Felder as Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff and Jonathan ...