In Stanisław Wasylewski’s monumental work Życie Polskie w XIX Wieku (19th-Century Polish Life), he wrote: This century’s history has been an almost incessant parade of costumed demonstrations […] Some ...

Hear the bold musicianship on offer at this year’s BRIC JazzFest, or watch the construction of a 19th-century gown at the ... but Brooke Welborn, a clothing historian and dressmaker, will ...

Russian literature has always been known for its gigantic 19th century novels, but many of the same authors of those doorstoppers were also masters of the short story. These stories, heartbreaking or ...

An admirer of his books follows his footsteps. The casino in the Kurhaus at Baden-Baden, one of three spa towns where the 19th-century Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, gambled his money away ...

During a visit to Norway, the author explores the rich tapestry of Norwegian literature through the works of Ibsen and Hamsun ...

Members of a pacifist Christian sect that emerged in 18th century Russia were expelled to the ... who were banished in the middle of the 19th century established 10 villages close to the border ...

September and early October in Russia is called the ‘бархатный ... The expression appeared at the end of the 19th century, due to the fashion for vacationing in Crimea.

The Irish were never a large community in imperial Russia, but they were involved in all areas of life, including some prominent Ulster folk. The first book-length account of Russia by an Irish ...

The Zumwalt-class destroyer, once touted as the future of the U.S. Navy, has largely been deemed a failure. Initially, the ...

With glittering turquoise tilework, sand-coloured city walls and towering minarets, you'll think you've accidentally wandered ...

It's just men and women praying together, as the Doukhobors have done since the pacifist Christian sect emerged in Russia in the ... in the middle of the 19th century established 10 villages ...