In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a million men. But when they were forced to retreat, harsh winter conditions, ...

Ancient Scythian artifacts from museums in Russian-occupied Crimea, which were on loan to a Dutch museum during Russia's 2014 seizure of Ukraine's peninsula, have been returned to Ukraine following a ...

In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As starvation, exhaustion, and freezing temperatures ravaged the troops, ...

Crimea has always been a crossroads of history. From ancient Greek colonies to medieval principalities, its soil holds stories of centuries past. But today, the land is also a flashpoint for conflict, ...