How did Russia become the largest country in the world? In this first part of our detailed series, we trace the early history ...

The Thousandth Year of the Russian Empire. Share full article. Jan. 16, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 16, 1862, Page 6 Buy Reprints.

Putin’s war in Ukraine is not just about territory—it’s a calculated move rooted in history to reclaim Russia's global ...

The name alone carries a sinister weight – Eurussian Empire – an alliance of two once historically opposing forces, Europe ...

Jeffrey Sachs comments on how closely 21st-century U.S. policy towards the Russian Federation mirrors how the 19th-century ...

Mikhail Zygar, a Russian author and the founding editor of an independent television station called TV Rain, has written a book, The Empire Must Die, that, among other things, tells the story of ...

The Russian empire, otherwise known as Imperial Russia, was the final period of the Russian monarchy lasting from 1721 until its dissolution in 1917.

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it's his destiny to recreate the Russian empire and won't back down in Ukraine, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview with "Face the ...

The man behind a massive canned-soup empire in Russia and the U.S. is calling on President Trump to demand Russian President Putin not mess with American-owned businesses.