1 hour of lectures in the Spring Term. There will be a reading week in the Autumn and the Winter terms. A full reading list will be provided at the start of the course. Useful introductory works ...

The history of what we now think of as Russia started in Kyiv more than 1,000 years ago when Viking warrior-merchants came down from the north and founded Kyivan Rus, the first East Slavic state ...

Russia was ruled by Tsars who had ultimate authority on all matters of governance. The oppressive system left no room for change and brewed revolutionary ideas and aspirations. 1905 Revolution ...

After Kherson’s liberation, a guard at the local history museum told reporters that Russian forces hadn’t just taken valuables — they had stolen the Ukrainian soul. The moment I first saw ...

TASS-FACTBOX offers a look at the history of New Year celebrations ... The official dates of the New Year holidays in Russia changed many times. January 1 was declared a non-working day in 1948 ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... “How do you know it was Bashar al-Assad or Russia that bombed you, and not Isis?’” she asked, according to ...