Maria Botchkareva Wikimedia Commons “My hostess kept her eyes fixed on me. “How little you resemble a Cossack! You are so pale, so thin, so beautiful like a young woman. That’s what my wives think; they already told me you were a girl in disguise! ” – Nadezhda Durova, TheRead More →
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. It began in February 1917 and culminated eight months later in October when the Bolsheviks took power. A year of enormous significance in the nation’s history, it has so far received small note in 2017. It seems to be difficultRead More →
Just over 100 years ago, Russian Emperor Nicholas II abdicated his throne and his vast empire ceased to exist, sparking decades of world-shaking change. Yet this year not a single Russian TV channel celebrated the anniversary. The decision to ignore the centenary stemmed from a meeting in the Kremlin lastRead More →