On September 10, 1721, the peace treaty that ended the Great Northern War was signed in the Finnish city of Nystad, which for ...

The two have published articles advocating for a "decolonization" of Russia studies and greater attention to how veneration of the "great Russian ... as the empire got a new coat of paint, trading ...

Pope Francis has come under fire after he encouraged Russian youths not to give up their “legacy” as heirs of a “great, enlightened Russian empire.” “Never give up this legacy, you are the heirs of ...

The Kremlin delighted in the controversy, which stemmed from comments the pontiff made to a group of young Russian Catholics urging them to see themselves as the heirs of a "great" empire.

the great, enlightened Russian Empire of so much culture, of so much humanity," he said. "Never give up this heritage." Francis made the remarks spontaneously at the end of an hourlong video ...

Languages: English. A Russian propagandist has called for the reinstatement of the Russian Empire, saying that's the country's ultimate goal. His comments come as President Vladimir Putin ...

Last September, Russian President ... likened himself to the empire-expanding czar and celebrated his years of conquests. When Putin compared himself to Peter the Great he didn't look 'cornered ...

Mr. Putin — who last year compared himself to Peter the Great — has over the past 18 months used the idea of rebuilding the Russian empire to frame the invasion of Ukraine, which was a Soviet ...

during which he urged them to view themselves as descendants of the Russian empire. “Never forget your heritage. You are the descendants of great Russia: the great Russia of saints, rulers ...

Is the pope a Russian imperialist? The answer, alas, may be yes, at least if Pope Francis’s closing words at the August 25th All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St. Petersburg are any ...

Balitsky seemed ready to take on the alliance as he spoke of how the Russian Empire that ended with the 1917 revolution had "lost its footing" as well as "great numbers of people." "I'm not even ...

Behind this Ukrainian rejection of Pushkin is a much larger story. With hindsight, we can see that the decline of the Russian empire has been one of the great drivers of European history over the past ...