The Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn captured in fiction the events that led to the Bolshevik revolution.

As the lives of the Tsar and his family hung in the balance, King George V of England weighed family ties against politics.

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Tamara pointed to her dilapidated wooden house in a town outside Moscow and lamented the economic hardships of daily life in ...

(RNS) — In taking the name Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost — Father Bob to American Catholics and Padre Roberto to his ...

This video explores the fall of Tsar Nicholas II in the February Revolution, and the rise of Lenin and the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution—two seismic events that led to civil war ...

Buria, 43, is also considered “incredibly intelligent and hardworking,” has fashioned himself as a China hawk and is seen by Hegseth as an effective administrator who keeps the office running smoothly ...

We asked six horticultural experts to debate and ultimately choose the places that’ve changed the way we look at — and think ...

Trump has also made clear that he regards ending the war in Ukraine as a crucial goal for his presidency and that in bringing ...

As valet to Michael Romanov, younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II, Johnson had known he faced execution as the 300-year-old dynasty was swept aside in 1917. Michael pleaded with his faithful ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Play House has lifted the curtain on its 2025-26 season, announcing an exciting mix of productions at the venerable 110-year-old theater. The diverse lineup includes a ...

According to the Royal Watcher jewelry blog, the future Tsar Nicholas II of Russia gifted the diamond Celtic Knot Brooch, set with a cabochon emerald, to Princess Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary ...