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...
Category - Russian History
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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...
Tatiana Romanov
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, more commonly known as Tatiana Romanov was part of Russia’s final, tragic Royal Family. Although she was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra...
Stalin religion
The cruel reign of Joseph Stalin saw many Soviet people persecuted for a whole host of spurious reasons. If their political of religious beliefs didn’t tally with the regime, deportation was the likely outcome followed...
Joseph Stalin height
The height of Joseph Stalin is often open to conjecture and looking into this question in greater detail will usually lead to a range of conflicting results. Reports vary between heights of 5 foot 4 and 5 foot 6 and a...
Why did Napoleon invade Russia?
Napoleons invasion of Russia in 1812 led to a humiliating defeat and withdrawal and a complete destruction of the French Allied Army. Looking back on events, historians claim that the notorious French leader was simply...
Catherine the great facts
Catherine the Great was one of the most famous rulers of Russia but how much do we know about her life? Like many Russian rulers, we are all familiar with the name but we may be a little ignorant about her history. Here...