Russia

The walled and moated town of Kazan was stormed by Ivan the Terrible's army on October 2nd, 1552.

Peter Anderson compares the tactics and resources of the two sides.

Richard Connaughton on the need to re-evaluate an over-looked conflict of the early 20th century.

Geoffrey Roberts explains the fateful sequence of events from the Nazi-Soviet Pact to Hitler's invasion of the USSR. 

Isabel de Madariaga looks at the personality and achievement of the controversial Empress of Russia.

Julian Reed-Purvis investigates Stalin's role in the origins of the great purges.

The Russian emperor was assassinated on 23 March 1801.

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.

John Morison shows how an accumulation of grievances resulted in a spontaneous revolution in Russia in 1905.

A key battle in the Great Northern War was fought on November 29th, 1700.