The war is actually undermining the Russian autocrat’s ambitions, Moscow is also losing the Caucasus and Central Asia States, ...

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The rabbi of Homyel, at the time part of the Russian Empire, was the scholar Rabbi Isaac Epstein. His teachings were renowned ...

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The creation of Russia is one of the most complex and far reaching historical stories in Eurasia. Across more than a millennium, diverse tribes, ...

The story of wooden nesting dolls is not just quintessentially Russian -- it's also Chinese. John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.

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