A history of Russian-American relations from 1776 to 1917, when these two states, mostly antagonists since, were warm friends, engaging in robust trade and providing military support to each other.The
The epic history of the explorers and adventurers who risked -- and sometimes lost -- their lives in the quest to conquer and claim the Arctic. Ever since approximately 325 BC, the Arctic has been the
In September 1854, the armies of Britain, France and Turkey invaded Russia in what was to become the Crimean War. In the months that followed over half a million soldiers fell. They died from bullet
Alexander I, one of Russia’sgreatest emperors, beloved of his subjects for his many liberalizing works andreforms domestically, and for his astounding—and unexpected—victory over thepresumably invulne
