Russia claimed that its troops have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia’s Kursk border region. The ...

It was introduced after the assassination of Alexander II in 1881 and was the source of much resentment. Russian was the official language and all others were suppressed. Poles were banned from ...

Russian artist Nicolai Fechin was born in Kazan, Russia, in 1881 and today is particularly known for his paintings of the New Mexico landscape and Native American portraits. After graduating from the ...