The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia, extended across Eurasia from 1721 (succeeding the Tsardom of Russia) until ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian for the signing of a broad ...

World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant ...

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How and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the United States 150 years ago is actually two tales and two ...

After World War II, nations pledged to create a more equal and law-abiding world. Now Russia, China and the U.S. are ...

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater ...

U.S.-led sanctions have hit Russian oil exports. Moscow has accused Ukraine of trying to strike its last gas pipeline into ...

Once a powerful Russian oligarch, Vladimir Gusinsky has been tangled in legal disputes, mounting debts, and a bitter divorce.

Empires are costly and inefficient, and imperialism is costly and counterproductive, with both combining to generate the very ...

Victoria's descendants may have sat upon half the thrones of Europe but, as this book shows, a crowned head was no guarantee ...

From Syria to Libya to Georgia, Putin's grip on his global empire is loosening. Thus far only Turkey and Israel benefit. Will ...