Russia
Stone Age People Donned Elk-Tooth Ornaments During Spirited Dance Sessions
Thousand of animal incisors discovered at an 8,000-year-old Russian cemetery may have been valued for their role in keeping a beat
China Launches First Module of New Space Station Into Orbit
The module is the country's largest spacecraft ever built and marks the first step in building their new space station by 2022
This Wooden Sculpture Is Twice as Old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids
New findings about the 12,500-year-old Shigir Idol have major implications for the study of prehistory
How the 1943 Khatyn Massacre Became a Symbol of Nazi Atrocities on the Eastern Front
Decades after the murder of 149 residents of a Belarusian village, the tragedy has taken on layers of meaning far removed from the attack itself
Researchers Uncover Remains of Polish Nuns Murdered by Soviets During WWII
As the Red Army pushed the Nazis out of Poland in 1945, soldiers engaged in brutal acts of repression against civilians
Have Scientists Finally Unraveled the 60-Year Mystery Surrounding Nine Russian Hikers' Deaths?
New research identifies an unusual avalanche as the culprit behind the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident
Archaeologists Identify Famed Fort Where Indigenous Tlingits Fought Russian Forces
The new discovery builds upon the knowledge passed down by generations of Indigenous communities about the clash from two centuries ago
Melting Russian Permafrost Yields New Woolly Rhino Specimen
Russian researchers say this may be the best-preserved woolly rhino ever found
Ukraine Seeks to Designate Chernobyl as a Unesco World Heritage Site
"People should leave with an awareness of the historic significance of the place," says the country's culture minister
The Soviet Spy Who Invented the First Major Electronic Instrument
Created by a Russian engineer, the theremin has delighted and confounded audiences since 1920
The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2020
In a year of travel restrictions, these titles helped us channel our wanderlust
You Could Own a Lipstick Gun, a Poison-Tipped Umbrella and Other KGB Spy Tools
Next February, Julien's Auctions will sell some 3,000 items from the shuttered KGB Espionage Museum's collection
Why a German Museum Is Displaying Fake Paintings From Its Collections
A taboo-breaking exhibition at Cologne's Museum Ludwig spotlights misattributed Russian avant-garde works
Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer May Hold Clues to the Amber Room's Fate
Divers have found sealed chests and military vehicles in the "Karlsruhe," which was sunk by Soviet planes in 1945
Hundreds of Dead Animals Wash Ashore on Russian Beach After Reports of Mysterious, Toxic Sludge
Investigations are still underway, but experts theorize that leaked hazardous materials from military bases are to blame
Ice Age Cave Bear Found Preserved in Permafrost on Siberian Island
According to preliminary analysis, the bear is between 22,000 and 39,500 years old
Catherine the Great's Lost Treasure, the Rise of Animal Rights and Other New Books to Read
These five September releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Woolly Mammoth Skeleton With Intact Ligaments Found in Siberian Lake
Part of the extinct animal's foot was recovered from the water with well-preserved, millennia-old soft tissue
The Far-Reaching Consequences of Siberia's Climate-Change-Driven Wildfires
Smoke from the blazes is now reaching the West Coast of the United States
The True Story of Catherine the Great
Hulu's "The Great" offers an irreverent, ahistorical take on the Russian empress' life. This is the real history behind the period comedy
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