After my article about the NATO summit, which was in fact more a publicity show than anything else, I would like to give a ...

Move over Catherine the Great, Anna of Russia is in town. This hard-living, bitter-hearted Tsarina may not be as well known as the so-called Great, but she has more debauched antics and cruel ...

A manifesto issued by the Russian Tsarina Catherine II in 1763 attracted thousands of Germans to Russia, where they were allowed to cultivate vast tracts of land. The rush was great, and the ...

The Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, 1917. This is the only existing color photo of the room before World War ll. Photo: Sovfoto / Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

Today not a single king or emperor is acclaimed "The Great." How many want to be? Are any trying for the title? Last week as Spain's lively, cavaliering Alfonso XIII sunbasked at ...

Many ironically recalled the 'Potemkin villages', the facades repainted for the visits of Tsarina Catherine II in the late 18th century.

Many Ukrainian museums have been looted since Russia's invasion in February 2022. Kyiv is now trying to locate art and valuables and speaks of a "network" behind the looting.

'History will judge Putin poorly,' Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after Russia's president secured his fifth term in an election many view as a sham.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is basking in a victory that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly… ...