A pirate and a benefactor, Ioannis Varvakis had a bright life, supporting the Greek Revolution and becoming famous in both Greece and Russia.

Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 2 May 1729 in Stettin, then part of Prussia (now Szczecin in Poland), the daughter of a minor German prince. In 1745, after being received ...

The Zubovsky wing was built at the end of the 18th century by architect Yuri Felten. It housed the private chambers of Empress Catherine II — eight halls designed by architects Charles Cameron and ...

TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Andrey Kalageorgi, a descendant of Russian Empress Catherine II, who was known as Catherine the Great and reigned in 1762 ...