The northwestern Russian city of Vologda has erected a 9-meter-tall statue of Tsar Ivan IV, better known as Ivan the Terrible ...

Ivan the Terrible is one of the most controversial figures, but at the same time one of the most prominent in Russia’s history, the culture minister said in his welcome address ORYOL, October 14.

Born in 1530 to Grand Prince Vasily III and Princess Elena Glinskaya, Ivan's childhood was marked by turbulence and the turmoil of Moscow's power struggles. His father's death when he was only three ...

14:44, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 Updated: 14:45, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 The face of Ivan the Terrible - the Grand Prince of Russia famed for his tyrannical reign - has been brought back to life through a ...

The Kremlin sits on Borovitsky Hill, rising above the Moscow River in the center of the city. Its first white-stone walls and ...

To mark the upcoming centenary of the Russian Revolution in October 2017, Radio 4 will chronicle Russian leaders in Tsar – 11 plays across three seasons. The series kicks off with Elizabeth I’s ...

Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. Russian state television broadcaster Rossiya 1, recently ...

A news report out of Britain about cyber games and modern warfare has launched a discussion in Russia over the diplomatic legacy of Ivan the Terrible. On Wednesday, Russia's deputy foreign minister ...

VLADIMIR PUTIN has not been verifiably seen in public since March 5th, and no one knows why. The Russian president has postponed a planned visit on March 11th to Kazakhstan. Moscow is abuzz with ...

The Assumption Cathedral is located in the town-island of Sviyazhsk and is part of the monastery of the same name. Situated at the confluence of the Volga, the Sviyaga and the Shchuka rivers, at the ...