When it comes to jewelers of the Russian Imperial court, the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge, which produced gem-encrusted Easter eggs, cigarette cases made of precious metals, and ...

If its imperial vision isn’t decisively defeated, any peace agreement with Russia over Ukraine is guaranteed to be merely temporary. Yet Surkov remains a figure of considerable controversy ...

T he Russian battleship Oslyabya had a grand legacy. Named for a Russian hero, the vessel was little more than two years old ...