The Russian Navy has had difficulty naming its ships for famous Russian admirals—in large part because there have been so few of them deserving of the honor.

Crowds of demonstrators gathered in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Friday to mark 365 days of non-stop protests against the government’s decision to halt talks on ...

As soon as the decision was made and the official statement was published, the International Judo Federation returned the national flag of Russia back on its official website ...

The cruel autocratic rule of the Czars was heritage of Mangol Khans and Byzantine empire which had flourished to the south. For centuries people of Russia mostly peasants were oppressed under ...

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. When, exactly, did World War II end? The answer depends on where you are from. The war officially ...

The Cold War and its effects. Remarks delivered at the Jordan Center Workshop, New York University, November 1, 2024. My current reading of what Russia has become is based on my own experiences as an ...

Astana has quietly replaced a famine memorial plaque, dropping the word “Holodomor” for the neutral “famine.” The change has reignited debate over whether Kazakhstan’s 1930s famine should be called ...

“You have to look at Putin and Russia as an expansionist power,” Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, President Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, recently acknowledged. “He wants to re-establish ...

For decades, the USSR stood sealed behind the Iron Curtain. Then, through diplomacy, détente, and reform, the Soviet Union slowly opened to the outside world—changing the Cold War forever NATO awaits ...

Russia’s foreign minister arrived in Alaska for Friday’s high-stakes US summit wearing a Soviet Union sweatshirt — an apparent jab reminding the world of the Kremlin’s ultimate goal to reassemble the ...

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If 1997 was memorable for many reasons, Geri Halliwell’s Union Flag mini dress was surely one of the least expected, yet it lives on in pop culture as a defining moment. Settling in to watch the Brit ...