Category Archives: News

Whilst we are presently traveling through the Tsarist countryside in our lessons, you will be aware of the name Pyotr Stolypin from last summer’s overview work. The 18th September marks the centenary of his assassination. He is a contradictory figure, … Continue reading →

A court in Moscow ordered Russia’s Investigative Committee to hand over its 800-page file on the Bolshevik killings of Nicholas II and his family to Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, a descendant of the Tsar whose claim to be his legal … Continue reading →

The link below is to the the homepage of the BBC Radio 4 Russia: The Wild East programme. It is excellent, and well worth downloading. As Martin Sixsmith says inthe first episode, “in Russia, things change only to remain the … Continue reading →

Our course starts with the end of the Crimean War and the death of Nicholas I. The book review below from the New York Times of Orland Figes’ new book on the topic is most helpful. In particular you might … Continue reading →

A super question, and of course much depends on how you define “great”. The question was asked to Russians recently. The medieval winner Alexander Newski, (shown left), does not impact on our course. What is very interesting however is that the … Continue reading →

Although we can upload much of what was destroyed from the old site, it is impossible to recover all the news articles. Moreover the student comments are lost forever. That said, over the next few weeks we will aim to upload … Continue reading →