The double-headed eagle that dominates Russia’s coat of arms holds many meanings, from signifying a historical connection to ...

Archaeological work is underway in central Tallinn to secure a street in danger of collapse and to uncover more about a ...

The Russians commemorate the providential intercession of Saint Nicholas particularly during the May feast, praying for rain ...

Vampire Weekend, Brian Cox, Armenian and Greek fests, Paul F. Tompkins and more concerts and events in the greater Albany area from May 29 to June 4 ...

Christian leaders stress that the council and its anniversary still have relevance in the modern day, despite theological ...

Instead, the vice president advanced an off-key tangential broadside against censorship and German immigration policy that ignored Russia entirely ... “The good news is the mayor is waiting for you at ...

Since that moment, Russia has also become the Russian Empire. For Catherine II (1729-1796), the title “The Great” was given officially by the All-Russian Legislative Commission convened in ...

After the Tsarist empire came to its bloody end, most of its territory was inherited by the Bolsheviks who fought their way to victory in the even bloodier Russian civil war and established the ...

A new book delves deep into the rise and fall of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group and its close ties to Vladimir Putin.