Geolocated footage published July 4 suggests Russian troops have seized the villages of Koptyeve and Shevchenko Pershe and ...

DONETSK, July 4. /TASS/. A Ukrainian POW decided to go fighting for Russia. Pavel Bolbot from the 141st mechanized brigade joined the Mikhail Pushkar unit in Zaporozhye and said he would fight to ...

Discover the Cossacks' impact on Ukraine's history, from their autonomous Sich to the modern revival of their symbols and ...

Helen Rappaport’s “The Rebel Romanov” tells the story of Julie of Saxe-Coburg (1781-1860). Born in impecunious obscurity in ...

It lingers in language and pipelines, monuments and missiles. Donnacha Ó Beacháin’s Unfinished Empire explores how Russia’s imperial past continues to shape its present and haunt its neighbours.

Remember, the Black Sea is Russia’s warm-water port—as created by Catherine the Great in 1783—and Crimea, Sevastopol, was besieged by the British and the French.

First published at Posle. From its inception, modern Russia’s political system has been shaped by a growing centralization of power. The 1993 Constitution laid the groundwork for what would become a ...