When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...
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?
As Carl von Clausewitz wrote in the 19th century, “the aggressor is always peace-loving. ... He would prefer to take over our country unopposed.” ...
While some sputtered and others roared, over 60 snowmobiles and other snow travel contrivances dating back to the 1940’s were ...
Vladimir Putin could barely hide his delight when Myanmar's brutal military junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing described him as the 'King of Russia' - and thanked him for his gift of six elephants ...
For decades, Alexander Dugin argued that Russia had a messianic mission, and that destroying an independent Ukraine was ...
A 1957 photo features the tollbooth on Alton's Old Clark Bridge, where tolls ranged from 30 cents to $2. The bridge was ...
In the meantime, the assassinations started piling up. In 1904, Governor-General Nikolai Bobrikov was the first to be taken down by the Finns. Soon after, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, a relative ...