I bought these Russian matryoshki (nestling dolls) at the Central Markets in Moscow after Putin’s rise to power in late 1990s.  The dolls...

Ukraine was a state of Russia in the 9th century and in 988 AD changed from paganism to Russian Orthodoxy.   The Baptism of Rus'...

Putin and Trump Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clarified that BRICS, of which Russia is a member, was not considering the creation of...

What is BRICS?  BRICS, an acronym for its founding countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a consortium of...