Stories from this author
What Really Happened During the Murder of Rasputin, Russia’s ‘Mad Monk’?
Aristocrats plotted to kill the Siberian peasant, who wielded undue influence over Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. But the conspiracy backfired, hastening the coming Russian Revolution
Medieval Mothers Had to Marry and Murder to Get Their Way
The stories are below aren’t pulled from “Game of Thrones.” Promise
The Women Warriors of the Russian Revolution
Soldier Maria Bochkareva proposed all-female battalions, in part to shame men into continuing the fight
In a Czar-less Russia, Winning Was Easy. Governing Was Harder.
Now without a sovereign, Russia’s provisional government sought to maintain peace at home while waging a world war
The Abdication of Nicholas II Left Russia Without a Czar for the First Time in 300 Years
Events in Saint Petersburg 100 years ago brought the end to the Romanov dynasty
Russia’s February Revolution Was Led by Women on the March
How the downfall of the Romanovs finally came about 100 years ago
On the Eve of the Russian Revolution, a Palace Coup Seemed Inevitable, But Where Would it Come From?
The elites were upset, but the working class was primed for insurrection
What You Need to Know First to Understand the Russian Revolution
Read this first in a series of columns chronicling what led to that 1917 cataclysm
When Catherine the Great Invaded the Crimea and Put the Rest of the World on Edge
The Russian czarina attempted to show the West she was an Enlightened despot, her policies said otherwise
150 Years Ago, Sochi Was the Site of a Horrific Ethnic Cleansing
Czar Alexander II may have freed the serfs, but his war against the stateless people of the Caucasus cannot be ignored