When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...

Briton Nicholas Johnson - murdered by Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia - was officially branded an 'enemy of the people'. As valet to Michael Romanov, younger brother of Tsar Nicholas ...

In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar) begins on March 8, 1917 ...

The world celebrates International Women’s Day each year on March 8. But did you know that the celebration has a strong Russian link dating back to 1917?

Ninety years later, in 1709, Sweden once again rose against Russia. This time because of the ambitious tsar of Russia, Peter I, who wanted to regain Ingria from Sweden. The Battle of Poltava was ...