Russian Revolution | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/russian-revolution/RSS feed for Russian RevolutionenThu, 04 Dec 2025 19:31:57 +0000Fabergé Egg Gifted by Russia's Last Czar Breaks World Record, Selling for $30.2 Million at Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/faberge-egg-gifted-by-russias-last-czar-breaks-world-record-selling-for-30-million-at-auction-180987792/For the third time in its history, the Winter Egg is now the most valuable Fabergé item ever soldThu, 04 Dec 2025 19:31:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/faberge-egg-gifted-by-russias-last-czar-breaks-world-record-selling-for-30-million-at-auction-180987792/This Rare Fabergé Egg Might Set a World Record at Auction for the Third Time in Its Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-faberge-egg-might-set-a-world-record-at-auction-for-the-third-time-in-its-history-180987537/Commissioned by the Russian emperor Nicholas II, the diamond-covered Winter Egg is expected to fetch $27 million when it goes under the hammer in London on December 2Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:18:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-faberge-egg-might-set-a-world-record-at-auction-for-the-third-time-in-its-history-180987537/A Century Ago, a Mob Brutally Attacked an American Diplomat in Persia. His Death Shaped U.S.-Iran Relations for Decadeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-ago-a-mob-brutally-attacked-an-american-diplomat-in-persia-his-death-shaped-us-iran-relations-for-decades-180985016/The July 1924 killing of Robert Imbrie fueled the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty and set the stage for both a CIA-backed 1953 coup and the 1979 Iran hostage crisisThu, 05 Sep 2024 10:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-ago-a-mob-brutally-attacked-an-american-diplomat-in-persia-his-death-shaped-us-iran-relations-for-decades-180985016/This Exiled Romanov Princess Fled the Bloodshed of the Russian Revolution and Reinvented Herself as a Fashion Iconhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-exiled-romanov-princess-fled-the-bloodshed-of-the-russian-revolution-and-reinvented-herself-as-a-fashion-icon-180986776/A new exhibition spotlights Natalia Pavlovna Paley, the granddaughter of a czar. She built a new life for herself in France and the U.S., appearing in films and on the pages of glossy magazinesFri, 13 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-exiled-romanov-princess-fled-the-bloodshed-of-the-russian-revolution-and-reinvented-herself-as-a-fashion-icon-180986776/Miniature Fabergé Animals That Enchanted the Romanovs and Other Royals Are Up for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miniature-faberge-animals-that-enchanted-the-romanovs-other-royals-now-up-for-sale-180984425/Crafted around 1900, the charismatic carvings were inspired by Japanese decorative pendantsWed, 29 May 2024 11:01:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miniature-faberge-animals-that-enchanted-the-romanovs-other-royals-now-up-for-sale-180984425/What Really Happened During the Murder of Rasputin, Russia's 'Mad Monk'?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-really-happened-during-murder-rasputin-russia-mad-monk-180961572/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 RevolutionTue, 27 Dec 2016 16:56:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-really-happened-during-murder-rasputin-russia-mad-monk-180961572/The Contradictory Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachevhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-contradictory-legacy-of-mikhail-gorbachev-180980679/The Soviet leader, who died on August 30 at age 91, attempted to enact "revolution from above"Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:26:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-contradictory-legacy-of-mikhail-gorbachev-180980679/Before Lincoln Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, This Russian Czar Freed 20 Million Serfshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/before-lincoln-issued-the-emancipation-proclamation-this-russian-czar-freed-20-million-serfs-180980652/The parallels between the U.S. president and Alexander II, both of whom fought to end servitude in their nations, are strikingTue, 30 Aug 2022 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/before-lincoln-issued-the-emancipation-proclamation-this-russian-czar-freed-20-million-serfs-180980652/Vladimir Putin's Rewriting of History Draws on a Long Tradition of Soviet Myth-Makinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/vladimir-putins-rewriting-of-history-draws-on-a-long-tradition-of-soviet-myth-making-180979724/Much like Joseph Stalin, the Russian president has used propaganda, the media and government-sanctioned books to present an ahistorical narrativeFri, 18 Mar 2022 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/vladimir-putins-rewriting-of-history-draws-on-a-long-tradition-of-soviet-myth-making-180979724/The 20th-Century History Behind Russia's Invasion of Ukrainehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-20th-century-history-behind-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-180979672/During WWII, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nationFri, 04 Mar 2022 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-20th-century-history-behind-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-180979672/