Russia News News Russia » History: In memoriam: John Stephan, historian of Russia in Asia
John J. Stephan, a pioneering University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa emeritus professor of history whose scholarship advanced understanding of Russia’s role in Asia, died August 12, 2026. Stephan came to ...
News Russia » History: Russia’s history of violating ceasefire agreements in Ukraine
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to push for a swift end to the war in Ukraine, fears are mounting that Kyiv could be ...
News Russia » History: 3 significant events in Russia's history that stand out under Putin's rule
To mark 25 years of Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Russia expert Keir Giles of Chatham House about three key moments in which Putin has exerted power. Twenty-five ...
News Russia » History: Russia’s feminist paradise proved anything but — even before Putin
To read Julia Ioffe’s new book, “Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy” is to take a rambling ride — or a crash course if this is new territory — through the ...
News Russia » History: Russian Film Aims to Rewrite History of Deadly Theater Bombing in Ukraine
A documentary claims that Ukraine, not Russia, attacked the drama theater in Mariupol, where hundreds of civilians died.
News Russia » History: Trump Donor Leading Caucasus Fund Has Major Armenia Holdings, Russia Business History
More recently, Sokolov’s Texas-based Dynamic Frontier Holdings company said it was granted legal authorization from the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on June 1 to ...
News Russia » History: History Repeating Itself: Is Russia trying to ruin Central Asian integration efforts?
In mid-December 2025, several Russian state-controlled media outlets spread a rumor that Russia could apply for membership in the Central Asian Community. This statement followed Azerbaijan’s entry ...
News Russia » History: Why does Putin insist Ukranians and Russians are ‘one people’? The answer spans centuries of colonisation and resistance
Russian president Vladimir Putin does not seem interested in peace: Sunday’s missile strike on Sumy, the worst civilian attack this year, proves he is determined to expand into Ukraine at any cost.