War & Peace 2016
War & Peace is a British historical drama television serial first broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2016, produced by BBC Cymru Wales, in association with The Weinstein Company,…
History Extra podcast: The librarian who stole KGB secrets
When an elderly man with a battered suitcase walked into the British embassy in Vilnius in 1992, few could have guessed what he was about to hand over. Gordon Corera…
A video about the The Kyshtym disaster
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Noble Blood: Sentencing His Son to Death
When Peter the Great's son and heir was on trial for treason, the emperor instructed the jury to treat him as they would any other man. If he were to…
‘I Was Taken Hostage’: How an American Metal Rocker Landed in Russian Prison
Travis Leake left California for a new life in Moscow. Then he was arrested. He wrote letters to Rolling Stone telling his side of the story
Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
December 6, 2024 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations emerged that Russia ran a…
how early color photography worked.
a tutorial in Photoshop
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my first stand-up in english!
How Alexandra Tolstoy made a rental house her own | House & Garden
Behind the neat red-brick façade of a classic Victorian terrace in London are interiors with a fairy-tale charm. As these combine English chintz and romantic-era Russian details with a gallery…