A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of ‘political neomedievalism’ by the Kremlin.

Click here to see 19 wars Russia has lost, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin The invasion of Ukraine obviously fits into that thinking. Whether or not this war will be added to the list of ...

In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory. In scenes of his coronation, his wedding to Anastasia, his ...

Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, one of the most renowned choreographers of the 20th century, has passed away at the age of 98. As the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995 ...

It was written, supposedly, by Sylvester, a monk-tutor of czar Ivan the Terrible. Unsurprisingly, some teachings from “Domostroi” seem out-of-keeping with today’s sensibilities. For example ...

It was written, supposedly, by Sylvester, a monk-tutor of czar Ivan the Terrible. The 66-year-old New Fairfield man was charged with child sexual abuse material possession... “There is not ...