But as these remarkable then-and-now pictures show ... more than a bejeweled German spy. With Tsar Nicholas away at the front commanding Russia's war effort, the capital, St. Petersburg (then ...

Richard Cobden, a leading supporter of the Peace Society, and John Bright, a Quaker and member of Parliament, both openly opposed war with Russia. These two politicians from Manchester are shown ...

Ahead of the World Cup I've been podcasting my way through the often baffling, frequently disquieting, but always fascinating world of Russian ... From Aeroflot to Tsar Nicholas, these are the ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

protests against food rationing broke out in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), triggering eight days of rioting that resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the end of the Russian monarchy.