Christopher Columbus is given royal commission by Spanish monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II to equip his fleet to ...

The boy, the Tsarevich of Russia, was given the name Alexei Nikolaevich. Alexei soon became the center of the family and was beloved by his parents and his four sisters. The hopes and dreams of the ...

Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks out ...

Russia has thrown four journalists associated with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in jail, sentencing each to 5 1/2 years in prison. Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey ...

In the years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, political repression inside Russia has increased considerably.

In June, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia endorsed Mr. Smirnov’s campaign to run for governor, calling him an “experienced person.” In September, Mr. Smirnov was elected governor ...

A Russian court on Tuesday convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced each to 5 1/2 years ...