Russia: Did you mean...?

While the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern...

The Frog Princess is a Slavic folktale focusing on the importance of recognizing someone’s inner beauty, regardless of their outward appearance, as well as the possibility of redemption after failure. The tale has many variants and appears...

A map illustrating the state of the Russian Empire, c. 1796, during the reign of Ekaterina II Alekseyevna (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst), commonly known as Catherine the Great. Longest ruling Russian Empress (1762 – 1796), she continued...

Portrait of Catherine II, oil on canvas by Alexey Antropov, 18th century. Art Gallery of Tver, Russia.

Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Niemen River, commencing Napoleon's invasion of Russia (1812). Watercolor by an anonymous artist, 1810s.

Bird's-eye view of the Kremlin from the southwest (Moskva River), Moscow, Russia. Photo taken in 1987 by Georgy Nadezhdin /TASS photo chronicle/.

Napoleon's Grande Armée bivouacs during a nighttime blizzard during their retreat from Moscow, 1812. Painting by Vasily Vereshchagin, part of the series Napoleon I in Russia, c. 1896-97, Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812, Moscow.

The remnants of the French Grande Armée cross the Berezina River in the aftermath of Napoleon's invasion of Russia (1812), oil on canvas painting by January Suchodolski, 1866. National Museum in Poznań

The Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812) during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, oil on canvas painting by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune, 1822. Palace of Versailles.

Emperor Napoleon I of France (r. 1804-1814; 1815) meets with Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1801-1825) on a specially built raft in the middle of the Niemen River to discuss peace. It is one of the most iconic episodes of the Napoleonic Era...