Tag Archives: Russian History

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The Decembrists: Russia’s First Liberal Revolt and the Winter It Failed

Almost a century later, another Nicholas—Nicholas II—would face a very different kind of revolution.

Nikolay Gogol: From Ukrainian Tales to Russian Satire

Gogol was first buried at Danilov Monastery in Moscow. When the monastery was shut down

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Lenin’s Mausoleum: Why Russia Still Displays Its Revolutionary Leader

The story of Lenin's embalmed body and his mausoleum is a unique intersection of history,