At the dawn of the 18th Century, Tsar Peter the Great conceived his new capital as a "window on Europe". And St Petersburg proudly presented the face of a newly rich and confident nation when it ...

Now, a new time has come, a new Russia, and new symbols should appear.” But he said he may keep the name, the House of Soviets. “Branding is important,” he said.

Not many in Russia challenge the historical record of Stalin’s atrocities. Millions of people were killed in prisons, forced collectivization, party purges and deportations of whole ethnic groups.

Russia's full-scale invasion is a grim modern-day example of lives and cities that are again suffering through war. French President Emmanuel Macron awarded the Legion of Honor to 14 U.S. veterans ...

Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day ...

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new ...