Russian History

The World's First Non-Hereditary Female Head of State and her Country - Tuva

I find places that no longer exist and unusual places highly interesting. I also am intrigued by the stories of women who defy the odds...

The Origins of the Ukrainian Nation: The Cossack State

Months ago, when I began writing about the war in Ukraine I put together a very brief history of the country or rather the concept of...

Was Catherine really Great? (Part Two: 1762 - 1796)

Part One featured her birth in 1729 to when she became Empress in 1762: To read it click here -Part Two: The Reign of Catherine II- Two...

What is an Autonomous Oblast? Case Study: Adyghe

On 27 July 1922 the Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was established under Russian rule (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, would...

Is Abkhazia a independent Country?

On 23 July 1992 Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia, which had only the year before declared independence from the Soviet Union....

Was Catherine really Great? (Part One: 1729-1762)

-Part One features her birth in 1729 to when she became Empress in 1762- Two hundred and sixty years ago (1762), Catherine the Great...