Dostoyevsky on why Russians were perceived as barbarians in Europe: ‘Scratch a Russian and...
The quote is taken from The Diary of a Writer: "I have said that Russians are disliked in Europe. That they...
Russia created a gigantic Jewish ghetto in Ukraine and Belarus 232 years ago: the...
"On December 23, 1791, Catherine II (“the Great”), the empress of Russia, authorized the creation of the Pale of Settlement, an...
‘Kremlin’ derives from Tartar word for fortress
British traveler of the 18th century Dr. Clarke sounded very confident describing the etymology of the word 'Kremlin'. In his bestselling...
Muscovy-Russia on the map of the Mongolian Empire
Ex-Mongolian Leader Shares Empire Map to Mock Putin's Ukraine Claims
Putin has relied on historical borders to argue Ukraine is part of...
Russia’s Modus Operandi in Exterminating Smaller Nations
"Since the unsuccessful revolution of 1830, the aspect of affairs has been entirely changed. Poland has been treated as a conquered...
Moscow appanage was insignificant until in 1276 the Mongols gave it to Nevsky’s son...
Richard Pipes (July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American academic who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. In...
Catherine II, the butcher of the Polish Commonwealth
The painting of Aleksander Orlowski portrays the massacre that the troops of Russian General Suvorov committed in one of the suburbs...
How Tzar of Moscovy Peter I displayed his barbarism in London
In 1698, Peter I was in London to acquire some personal insights into how the shipbuilding industry could be organized and...
Stalin-Hitler similarities and joint aims in WWII
Harvard Professor Robert C. Tucker, a political scientist and historian in his second Stalin biography, Stalin in Power: The Revolution From Above:...
Russia should be renamed back to Muscovy, Ukraine insists
Russia reacts angrily to its possible renaming by Ukraine to Muscovy
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made a propaganda statement about...
