A college dropout becomes caretaker to a Lithuanian widow in Ocean Vuong’s florid new novel, which seeks to find the dignity ...

Gifted to Princess Mary in 1893 on her wedding day by her parents-in-law, King Edward and Queen Alexandra, the colorful brooch was frequently spotted on Queen Elizabeth’s lapel. The late monarch ...

As the lives of the Tsar and his family hung in the balance, King George V of England weighed family ties against politics.

The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and The New Yorker three for journalism in 2024. Prizes were awarded on Monday ...

The Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn captured in fiction the events that led to the Bolshevik revolution.

The book invites readers to follow the thinking of Duma members, the collapse of the Russian army facing German invaders, and the machinations of the Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies ...

The 90-minute film depicts Vladimir Putin in the gym, the kitchen and musing about how the West is responsible for trying to ...

The Washington Post’s longtime book critic Michael Dirda took a break from reading, then delved into some favorites and new ...

The upcoming film, based on a book from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David E. Hoffman, stars Russell Crowe, Tony Goldwyn, ...

Chrysí Vardinogiánni’s wedding to Prince Nikolaos drew headlines in February, coming just ten months after the Greek prince divorced his wife of 14 years, Princess Tatiana. It seems, however, as ...

Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” ...