History is generally chronicled from the rather parochial perspective of human beings. We are the ones recording it, and in keeping with our species’ characteristic narcissism, we tend to emphasize ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Torture in Russian captivity is systematic. In a new documentary, The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit uncovers ...

In 1916, a group of Russian nobles tried to kill Rasputin-poisoning him, shooting him, and finally throwing him into icy water. But according to legend, he refused to die. This episode explores what ...

A new school textbook in Russia is teaching children that Moscow was “forced” to invade Ukraine as it likens the conflict to the Soviet Union’s battle against Nazi Germany in World War II. The ...

Within the field of Russian religious art, Russian icons hold a singular place within the country’s art historical traditions. First emerging in the 11th century, despite their significance they have ...