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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Members of a pacifist Christian sect that emerged in 18th century Russia were exiled to Georgia about 200 years ago for ...

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

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 ...

While road conditions can be more challenging in rural areas, for the most part, the main tourist routes are easy to navigate ...

Accuse your enemy of what you are doing as you are doing it to create confusion.” Rating: Misattributed (About this rating?) ...