There are so many great history podcasts at the moment — almost too many to keep up with. The podcast format seems designed to cover human history in a long,…
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Over 75 years have passed since the end of World War II, but the collective memory of the conflict remains potently present for the people of the Russian Federation. Professor…
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Learn more about the world's largest country with this curated list of 21 fiction and non-fiction audiobooks about Russia.
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A conversation with historian Katherine Pangonis about her excellent new book, Queens of Jerusalem, which examines the lives of the queens, princesses, and countesses who ruled Outremer, the Crusader states…
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Mount Ararat in Armenia is called "Azatn Masis" or "holy and free;” from the beginning of recorded history, the mountain has been at the center of creation stories, myths, and…
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In his latest authoritative book, “Journeys Through the Russian Empire,” (Duke University Press, 2020) Russian scholar, photographer, and chronicler of Russian architecture William Craft Brumfield frames the life and work…
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Katherine Zubovich's "Moscow Monumental" charts the decades long effort to transform Russia’s ancient second city into the triumphant capital of the new socialist state, and the construction of the city's…
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Fascination with the Viking Age is at an all-time high, though it has never really gone out of fashion. There is something irresistible about the Vikings, a civilization dedicated to…
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"Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" is a fascinating journey through the intimacy of royal politics and diplomacy, and a study in the universality of family…
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