Russian History

The legendary Russian mystic died 100 years ago, on Dec. 30, 1916. Here's what to know about the truth behind 5 myths about his life.

Postcard with famous Russian rulers, sent by Postcrosser in Russia.

🇷🇺☦️ Before the Revolution, Russians, the vast majority being Orthodox Christian, had birthrates way over that of replacement (2.0) - closer to 4.0 perhaps 6.0. The population of White Russians grew by 1.5% per year. No ‘mass immigration’. Who wanted to stop this growth? 🤔💭

Map of the Russian Empire at the time it entered the First World War

Russia’s Federal Investigative Committee – the equivalent of the FBI—says there are grounds for believing the family of Tsar Nicholas was a “ritual killing.” These are dangerous code words.

Russian artist Olga Shirnina (also known as 'klimbim') colors archive images of Romanov family.

Historian John Lewis-Stempel says there’s nothing to celebrate about the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Communism, which simply replaced an autocratic sovereign with totalitarian dictators.

Hulu's "The Great" offers an irreverent, ahistorical take on the Russian empress' life. This is the real history behind the period comedy

French Emperor Napoleon I retreats from Moscow after his disastrous invasion of Russia. Though it has long been said that

Grigorij Efimovich Rasputin. "AL"