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Russian Leaders Timeline
This Russian leaders timeline contains a list of every Russian leader since Ivan I. A couple of quick notes before we start. Firstly, we’ve chosen Ivan the Terrible to start this journey because, before he became the...
Rostov ripper
Any study into the minds of the world’s biggest serial killers is likely to include the horrific acts of Andrei Chikatilo. The man who became known as the Rostov Ripper was ultimately responsible for somewhere between...
Romanov jewels
In Sweden in 2009, an exciting find was discovered: Collections of jewels that had previously belonged to the last Russian Tsar and his family were declared by the Swedish Foreign Ministry and subsequently made...
Michael Romanov
Although they weren’t the first dynasty to rule over Russia, the Romanov’s were the last family at the heart of Russian Imperialism and as such, they are by far the most famous. The man who started the family reign was...
Mongols in Russia
Perhaps more than any other country, Russia has a rich and fascinating history and this extends right back through the centuries. At one time, much of the country formed just part of the sprawling Mongol Empire and that...
Russian leader during ww2
The Soviet leader for the duration of World War II was Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party for thirty years from 1922. Stalin was an infamous figure who represented a bleak period in Russian history...
Tupolev 334
The Tupolev 334 was intended to be a short to medium haul airliner capable of transporting just over 100 passengers to various destinations. Its specifications meant that it had the capacity to be a shining star in the...
Matt HarrisWho was Leon Trotsky?
Leon Trotsky was very much a key figure in the 1917 revolutions that saw the Bolsheviks take power after ousting the Russian royal family. At one stage he was second only to Lenin in terms of power but after Stalin...
What was Sputnik?
The term Sputnik was used by the Soviet Union for three individual spacecraft that formed an integral part of the space race in the 1950s. Latterly, the term was also coined in the west for a wide range of craft that...