russia history

This is a video of the current Russian national anthem, with various scenes of Russian geography, culture, and history. The visuals and the music are outstanding; for those so inclined, I would recommend watching it in hi-def with a decent sound system. VJcnuZB4Xt4 My question is, what's going...

Why Communism is Wrong. I have written this primarily for students that are going through or just gone through the education system. The promotion of communism without a balanced counter argument does society no favours or service. A rational and balanced opinion about any subject can only be...

Karelia, situated to the east of Finland and to the North West of Russia, has at various times been fought over by the Swedes, the Finns and the Russians. The Karelian Isthmus, in particular has been torn between east and west. Vyborg (Viipuri) was once Finland's richest town, and Sweden's...

Should the monarchy be reinstated in Russia now that the USSR has fallen? Other questions: Was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov and subsequent annihilation of his family by the Bolsheviks justified? Or did the Romanovs only have themselves to blame? If the monarchy comes back, who...

Stalin stripped the nobility in the Baltic states of their privileges, causing Hitler to relocate them to Prussia in secret readiness to attack Russia. These Baltic Germans received the most desultory price for the confiscation of their splendid estates and buildings and zero compensation...

To avoid derailing discussion about North Korea.... I'm with Craig B on this one

I remember as a freshman in college I used got to the university library to read out-of-town news papers. Our library even had a subscription to Pravda and Tass: and I loved reading those papers. Gawd...Pravda and Tass were such rags - and such bad propaganda - that it occurred to me that the...

At least this is the conclusion reached by no less than Russia’s Supreme Court in a ruling of 1st September 2016. The Court has fined with a penalty of 200,000 roubles Vladimir Luzgin, a Russian blogger for having written on his blog “The communists and Germany jointly invaded Poland, sparking...

Having gone through a dozen or so monographs, textbooks and biographies on Hitler, the politics of Nazi Germany and the evolution and nature of the Holocaust, I feel that it is only appropriate to move on to that other great tyrant of the 20'th century. The problem I've had in tracking down...

Entry of the Soviet Union into the War Against Japan: Military Plans, 1941-1945 Often cited, seldom seen.

I've been on a history kick recently, the lead-up to WWI and the Russian Revolution in particular. I got to thinking, would it have been possible to prevent the Russian Revolution, given that Nicholas II was in charge? One possibility would be keeping Russia out of the war, but I'm not sure...

A day early but I'm probably going to be busy tomorrow During the Russo-Japanese war in 1904 the Russian Navy deployed ships from it's Baltic Fleet to the Pacific to reinforce it's forces there (which had been badly depleted by Japanese naval activities). Due to the winter ice the fleet was...

From the Daily Telegraph newspaper: Well, that's a interesting bit of denialism.

Does anyone know whether there is/was a substantial population of Dutch people living in Russia? Beginning (perhaps) under the reign of Peter the Great? Obscure question? Yes. Here's the reason for those interested: My father's side of the family is Russian (his grandparents). Our last name...