Hardstone figures of two Russian imperial bodyguards, commissioned in 1912 by Nicholas II, demonstrate the House of Fabergé’s meticulous detail and craftsmanship.

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

When Ukraine turned a corner of Russia’s Kursk region into a battlefield, it set in motion some of the war’s fiercest fighting. Our photographer documented the aftermath.

This is a bombshell, putting to the lie Russian propaganda’s longstanding claim that some spiritual entity called Russia has ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian military forces have gained control of two more villages in Ukraine in areas where they have been making advances, one in the eastern Donetsk region and the other in the ...

Why Russia’s imperial past shapes its present and haunts its neighbours Unfinished Empire by DCU professor Donnacha Ó Beacháin gets to the heart of how the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 ...

Object Details Physical Description Imperial Russian Air Service officer's scabbard for a dirk; brass chape, locket and rings; black leather body. Summary This is an example of an officer's dirk ...

Imperial Russian Air Service officer's dirk; steel blade with brass guard and ivory grip; Imperial Russian double headed eagle crest depicted on the brass pommel; blade polished steel; brass guard and ...

History is full of drama, romance, thrills, and war, so it's only natural that movies about history would be varied, too.

A Russian-backed organisation that has bankrolled the legal defence of alleged spies and criminals has been sanctioned by the ...

The Central Museum of Russian Cossacks, established as part of the State Historical Museum in accordance with the President’s instructions, was officially opened.