Napoleon’s edict barring trade with Great Britain was ruining the Russian economy ... it’s very difficult to finish one." On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest advisors ...

Today marks the 154th anniversary of the passing of Sheikh Shamil, the legendary Caucasian leader whose fierce resistance ...

The relationship between the Russian Empire and the U.S. went through some ... Revolution and even backed the U.S. during the War of 1812. Things were pretty friendly in the mid-1800s, especially ...

(Napoleon’s 1812 invasion was Russia’s first “patriotic ... Around 1.7 million soldiers fighting for the Russian Empire died in the conflict, along with more than 400,000 civilians.