The Rurik and Romanov dynasties of Russia have shaped modern-day Russia’s land and people. From the first dynasty, which began around the 780s, to 1917, when the Romanov dynasty fell to the Bolshevik ...

From rare snaps of the British and Russian royals on holiday together in the late 1800s, to Princess Grace checking up on ...

The entire room was disassembled and transported to St. Petersburg, where it was rebuilt in the Catherine Palace, where it remained until WWII. Peter then expanded and renovated the room until it ...

Also known as the Moika Palace, Yusupov Palace is a St. Petersburg landmark ... For more information, visit the official website. Catherine the Great founded the Hermitage Museum in 1764 as ...

"attachment_2729623" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Cinderella, a Poodle dog dressed as Jodie Turner-Smith, attends the Pet Gala by Anthony Rubio in New York, New York, USA, 19 May 2025. The annual ...

The urban model of Saint Petersburg, which was completed under Catherine II, Alexander I and Nicholas I ... along with the work being done to restore the monuments and palace-parks of Saint Petersburg ...

Then came World War II. Recreation of the Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Pushkin, near St Petersburg, Russia, 2000. Photo: Patrick Aventurier / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. In the summer of 1941 ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and heads of other countries participating in an informal meeting of the CIS heads of state have toured the Catherine Palace in Saint ...

When G8 leaders sit down in St Petersburg ... to complete the city. Catherine the Great (1762-96) was probably the most active, overseeing the completion of the Winter Palace, a building that ...

The Amber Room was a chamber in the Catherine Palace in Saint Petersburg, decorated in amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors. Believing it was of German origin, Hitler wanted to reclaim it as a ...