Catherine the Great: A Personal View
Isabel de Madariaga looks at the personality and achievement of the controversial Empress of Russia.
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Bolshevism in the Purges: The Party That Ate Itself
Julian Reed-Purvis investigates Stalin's role in the origins of the great purges.
The Murder of Tsar Paul I
The Russian emperor was assassinated on 23 March 1801.
A Long View of the Cold War
Paul Dukes takes a fresh look at the Cold War in the light of some recurring themes of Russian and American history since the 18th century.
Russia's First Revolution
John Morison shows how an accumulation of grievances resulted in a spontaneous revolution in Russia in 1905.
The Battle of Narva
A key battle in the Great Northern War was fought on November 29th, 1700.
Lebensraum - Policy or Propaganda?
What did Hitler mean by Lebensraum? Did he attempt to translate theory into reality? Martyn Housden 'unpacks' the term and puts it into historical context.
‘Losing My Best Days’: Charles Whitworth, First British Ambassador to Russia
Janet Hartley describes the trials and tribulations of life for ‘our man’ in Peter the Great’s Moscow.
Peter the Great - A Hero of our Time?
Lindsey Hughes reviews the controversial career of perhaps the most significant figure in Russian history.
The Reforms of Tsar Alexander II
Tsar Alexander II oversaw a set of reforms which held out the prospect of modernising Russia but whose failure paved the way for revolution.