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Ever heard of the supersonic Soviet jet with the nickname the 'Booze Carrier?' Well, let's just say it has a tipsy story, as ...
The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.
If you’ve spent enough time online, you’ll quickly realize that our brains weren’t meant to process this much information all ...
So, here's a compilation of 50 famous people who were murdered, died during sex or in a freak accident, vanished without a ...
On Aug. 9, 1969, the 8-months-pregnant Tate and her friends — Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski — were at ...
Of all places, Russia is dropping alcohol! Here's why. Posted: 2 June 2025 | Last updated: 2 June 2025. Alcohol consumption decreased by 43% from 2003 to 2016 in Russia according to a World Health ...
In late 1825, a group of reform-minded Russian military officers believed the time was ripe to end the rule of the czars.
The Louvre Museum recently acquired a 19th century triptych created by the House of Fabergé and presented as a gift to Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra for the birth of their first ...
Some of the Stalin nostalgia may be attributable to the coincidence (okay, not really a coincidence) that Stalin led the ...
Authorities in Russia have again declined Anadolu Efes' proposal to purchase Anheuser-Busch InBev's (AB InBev) stake in their ...
A new exhibition spotlights Natalia Pavlovna Paley, the granddaughter of a czar. She built a new life for herself in France ...
Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has proposed a complete gasoline exports ban to tackle high fuel prices, three industry sources told Reuters on Thursday.