During the period “he drowned Russia, or Muscovite Rus as it was then known, in blood,” as historian Michael Khodarkovsky tells How Stuff Works. Despite his well-known nickname, Ivan did not ...

The course provides an introduction to the history of the early Russian empire. The following topics are studied: late Muscovite Russia by the 1670s; the impact of the reign of Peter I on the internal ...

Russia’s Hydrometeorological Research Center ... “I’m asking myself — where is the winter?” said one Muscovite who identified herself only as Yulia to an AP reporter.

Russian news outlets have reported that a drunken argument about US politics led to vandalism in a capital eatery A US ...