Russia

The Soviet leader died on March 5th, 1953.

John Claydon analyses the increasingly rich profusion of writings on the nature of the Bolshevik Revolution and of subsequent Soviet rule.

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.