The increasingly powerful Russian Orthodox Church has built hundreds of new churches over the past decade. But some people in ...

Pope Leo XIV does not seek to become a mediator in Russia's war against Ukraine. Why is the Vatican refraining from taking ...

Catherine the Great founded the Hermitage Museum in 1764 as a place to house her private art collection. The main museum complex comprises six buildings, including the Winter Palace, which was the ...

Swathes of purple, orange and yellow find their way back to the walls of a municipal auditorium in northern Italy.

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In 1549, the Church of England adopted "The Book ... known as "Peter the Great," was born. As Tsar of Russia from 1682-1725, he turned his country into a major European power. He founded St.

From the fairytale towers of Bavaria’s Neuschwanstein to the golden battlements of Jaipur’s Amber Fortress in India, these ...

Last week, the exiled artist and writer Nastya Rodionova revealed her findings that Liza Rudnova (Krivonogikh), Putin’s ...

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The best time to visit St. Petersburg is from mid-June to September. Although it's expensive, St. Petersburg's near 24 hours of sunshine and White Nights celebrations during the summer months are ...

In recent years, the Kremlin has sought to cast Russia as a bastion of so-called traditional values, positioning itself in ...