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The name alone carries a sinister weight – Eurussian Empire – an alliance of two once historically opposing forces, Europe ...

Mikhail Zygar, a Russian author and the founding editor of an independent television station called TV Rain, has written a book, The Empire Must Die, that, among other things, tells the story of ...

Vladimir Putin revives imperial rhetoric and lays claim to historic ‘Novorossiya' - but suffers a setback as Moscow loses influence over key strategic ally, Azerbaijan ...

In the preface of this volume the author remarks that the stormy course of events in Russia since the war has distracted attention from the history of Russia during the war itself, and that this ...

The Russian empire, otherwise known as Imperial Russia, was the final period of the Russian monarchy lasting from 1721 until its dissolution in 1917.

Robert Gates says he isn't sure you can judge Putin's intentions in face-to-face meeting 02:10. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it's his destiny to recreate the Russian empire and won't ...

The Vatican sought to defend Pope Francis on Tuesday after he sparked fury in Ukraine by praising Russia's imperial rulers — a history President Vladimir Putin has invoked to justify his ongoing ...

Russia’s career as an empire—in the forms of imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation—began in the 14th century with the relentless expansion of the Grand Duchy of ...