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

President Vladimir Putin was hailed a 'tsar' on his 72nd birthday on Monday by some supporters who said the former KGB spy ...

This important letter is understood to have been written under the personal inspiration of the Emperor, ALEXANDER II., Prince ALEXANDER GORTSCHAKOFF, (cousin of the General of the same name ...

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

And, for Nicholas II, it became a permanent residence from 1905. Alexander Galperin/Sputnik The Alexander Palace was not chosen by chance: it was there that the last Russian emperor was born.

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

Born Princess Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Maria Alexandrovna was the wife of Russian Emperor Alexander II and the mother of his successor, Alexander III. Renowned for her strong ...

Controversy has surrounded some well-known royal deaths over the years, from relatively modern times to centuries gone by ...

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

The Monument to Alexander II, officially called the Monument to Emperor Alexander II, the Liberator Tsar, is a memorial of Emperor Alexander II of Russia, situated in the immediate surroundings of the ...

As if the Russian political barometer hasn’t fallen low enough, news comes that it has yet to reach the bottom of the glass.

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