Looking back at the life and work of the legendary filmmaker, and how views of him have changed over time.

How a progressive regiment was crushed by a single, petty man.

The Great Stand on the Ugra River, a confrontation in the autumn of 1480, has come to be known as an emblematic moment in Russian history. Yet things are not always what they seem.

On the founding of the Russian Geographical Society 175 years ago.

When cosmonauts and astronauts linked up in space, it represented far more than a technological achievement.

A look at the history and cultural influence of dachas.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II this May, we look back at how Soviet and Russian cinema has depicted the war.

The little-known fates of the wives of Ivan the Terrible's son.

May 5 marks the bicentennial of the birth of one of Russian history’s greatest scholars: Sergei Solovyov.

300 years of book burnings, banishments, and censorship in Russian books.

The first months of 1920 was a dark time in Russia. The Civil War was grinding to its grim conclusion and intellectuals were in the crosshairs.

Poor, unfortunate Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky. He worked so hard to help his family flourish, and, at least in his eyes, it all went to waste.