The map below shows when each of these countries ... Read more about NATO history and expansion here. Russia has one of the most powerful militaries in the world and ranks among the top five ...

The course provides an introduction to the history of the Russian empire during the ‘long eighteenth century’; that is, from the accession of Peter I (the Great) in 1682 to the death of Alexander I in ...

The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia will never discuss trading the Ukrainian territory it holds for areas in Russia's ...

Fighting has raged in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion ... times when there have been changes not reflected in the maps.