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Napoleon's Grande Armée retreats across the freezing Berezina River at the end of the catastrophic invasion of Russia of 1812. Painting by Victor Adam, c. 19th century.

View of the Cathedral of the Archangel (1508) from the Ivan the Great Bell Tower (1508), with the Cathedral of the Annunciation (1489) in the background. Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Photo by Ludvig14, taken in 2014.

Restored monument of Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) learning shipbuilding in the city of Zaandam, the Netherlands, in 1697. Originally erected in 1911, removed in 1918 and restored in the 1990s, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A copy of this...

Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia meet after defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). Oil on canvas by Johann Peter Krafft, 1839. Deutsches Historisches...

Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1849. Photo taken in 2008.

Dormition Cathedral, the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1479. Photo taken in 2009.

Konstantino-Eleninskaya Tower (St. Constantine and Helena Tower), the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1490. Photo taken in 2012.

The central pillar of the Palace of Facets in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. The Palace of Facets was completed in 1492. Photo taken in 2007.

In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of warlike women noted for their riding skills, courage, and pride, who lived at the outer limits of the known world, sometimes specifically mentioned as the city of Themiskyra on the Black Sea...

Noah’s Ark is the boat that saved a generation of humans and animals when the God of Israel decided to destroy the human race by sending a great flood upon the earth. The story shares many elements with ancient, neighboring civilizations...