De Madariaga wrote her classic Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great (just republished by Phoenix Press ... Hughes shows that the Great Northern War against Sweden was what provided the real imp ...

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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent ...

Damascus stirred back to life on Monday at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the capital and ...

From Peter the Great to Nicholas II, Russian rulers always understood the need to maintain an army and navy capable of preserving the empire's great power status. This volume examines how Imperial ...

European Union sanctions introduced a port ban on Russia-flagged vessels ... The sailing vessel, a replica of the flagship of Peter the Great originally built in 1703, changed its flag state ...

The 27 EU member states on Wednesday agreed a new round of sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, targeting the Kremlin's ...

Assad’s government has fallen after a stunning territorial advance by opposition groups over the past few days.

Thousands gathered, chanting "freedom" from Assad's rule.

Actor Peter the Great, who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, died in the zone of a special military operation. It is reported by the Chernihiv Regional Musical and Drama Theater named ...

Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days, authorities reported, as the ...

That included missiles, ending an unusual 73-day pause in Russia’s use of the weapons to strike civilian and military targets in the capital. The air force said four missiles were aimed at Kyiv ...