This course covers the history of Russia in its various incarnations-Imperial Russia from the end of Catherine the Great's reign the Soviet Union, and today's Russian Federation. We use both ...

When it comes to jewelers of the Russian Imperial court, the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge, which produced gem-encrusted Easter eggs, cigarette cases made of precious metals, and ...

During her reign she extended the Russian empire southwards and westwards ... Catherine died in St Petersburg on 17 November 1796 and was succeeded by her son Paul.

Russian drones struck an apartment building in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa late on Friday, triggering a large fire, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on the Telegram messaging app ...

But in 1796, near the end of his second term in office ... Remember Trump in 2016 saying, “Russia, if you’re listening, I ...

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Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas. 1796: Death ...

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A federal plan to kill nearly half a million birds represents a radical and unlawful approach to species management, two ...

RT and CCTV are the state-backed media outlets of Russia and China respectively ... lists her address as 1796 highway 505, a ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Another Trump term could spur Europe’s ...