The United States formally secured the acquisition of the vast Alaska territory from Russia on Oct. 18, 1867. The data is ...

During my memorable trip to Bulgaria, I made sure to visit the awe-inspiring Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site and ...

On October 18, 1867, the flag of Russia at the governor’s house in Sitka, Alaska was lowered, a United States flag rose in ...

The deaths of royal family members have often sparked conspiracy theories, with many questioning whether these tragedies were ...

I don’t believe you have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, Biden declared, and I am a Zionist. A statement of America’s undying ...

When the Christian monks were unwilling to loan the ancient scrolls to Tischendorf for scholarly study, he appealed to the Russian czar, Alexander II, who wielded power over both the Russian and ...

April-May: Following the assassination of Czar Alexander II in Russia, Jews are subjected to pogroms and violent attacks. Rumors circulate that the Czar's assassins were Jewish radicals.

Ormandy, born Nov. 18, 1899, in Budapest, Hungary, was a prodigy, identifying symphonies at age 3 and playing the violin at ...

Considered the gateway to the world's largest archipelago and renowned for its food scene, Finland's second city is well ...

but the working class was primed for insurrection Read this first in a series of columns chronicling what led to that 1917 cataclysm Czar Alexander II may have freed the serfs, but his war against ...

At the heart of the House of Tin Baron, the Louis Roederer Cristal Room will offer guests rare vintages alongside Cristal ...

Was Tchaikovsky a tempest or a drudge? The great Russian composer of iconic works like “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 ...