The Tatars of Crimea
German occupation of Crimea provided the Soviet leadership with justification for accusing the entire Crimean Tatar population of being Nazi collaborators.
Read moreGerman occupation of Crimea provided the Soviet leadership with justification for accusing the entire Crimean Tatar population of being Nazi collaborators.
Read moreThe Gallipoli campaign was a bloody WW1 campaign which took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from February 1915 to January 1916. Though the Allied position was damaged following defeat, the Gallipoli campaign is today recognised as a crucial event in history which left a large impression on the World Order.
Read moreThe spectacular Amber Room in the exquisite Catherine Palace near St Petersburg is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable single rooms anywhere in the world.
Read moreOn reaching the end of the passenger line, 48 hours or so after leaving Moscow, the train finally stops at Labytnangi station, on the west bank of the mighty Ob River. Across the river, more than a mile wide at this point, lies the city of Salekhard, capital of the so-called Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is home to Russia’s biggest gas fields.
Read moreThe so-called ‘Pole of Cold’ in Yakutia is officially the coldest inhabited place on Earth. Surprisingly it’s significantly colder than even the North Pole!
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