The most celebrated of Russian novelists. MIKHAIL SHOLOKHOV made his reputation with his powerful classic AND QUIET FLOWS THE DON. The first volume of his second big novel, VIRGIN SOIL UPTURNED ...

Mikhail Pichugin, 45, is recovering in a hospital in the city of Magadan in Russia’s far-east after he was spotted by a fishing trawler and pulled from the icy waters of the Sea of Okhotsk.

It didn't name the survivor, but Russian news reports identified him as 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin, who in early August set on a journey to watch whales in the Sea of Okhotsk together with his ...

Mikhail Pichugin, 46, had set off to watch whales with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew. But the boat's engine shut down on their way back on Aug. 9. Initial efforts by emergency ...

The man’s brother and his teenage son died in the ordeal, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti, who named the survivor as 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin. Video of the rescue released by ...

Around 200 valuable works had to be sent in five convoys of six trucks across Europe as war in Ukraine hampers shipping.

Mikhail Pichugin, 45, was spotted by Russian fishing vessel Angel after his engine failed on his boat two months ago. Sadly, his elder brother and nephew both died after the "whale-watching ...

Mikhail Klimentov is an assistant editor on the Foreign desk’s breaking news team, handling coverage during afternoon/evening hours in Washington. Mikhail started at The Washington Post in 2019 ...

play Gorbachev and the 'Iron Lady' Gorbachev struck up a frank and fierce relationship with British PM, Margaret Thatcher. In 1984 Gorbachev travelled to Britain as part of a trade delegation. The ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev took power in 1985 and introduced reforms, as well as opening up the Soviet ...