Crimea has always been a crossroads of history. From ancient Greek colonies to medieval ... with Ukraine and Russia locked in a bitter dispute over its sovereignty. As the fighting continues ...

Archaeologists from Russia have uncovered four Neolithic settlements on the Kola Peninsula linked to the Scandinavian Gressbakken culture. Recent excavations, conducted in remote areas, revealed ...

"The sole successor of Ancient Rus is Russia, with Russians and Ukrainians ... in Western Ukraine" and aimed at "prolonging Ukrainian history back through the ages, misappropriating the past ...

An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting ... We chose to build two abaci from different cultures in order to compare them: the Russian (Schoty) abacus and the Japanese (Soroban) abacus. The ...

Experts from the St. Petersburg-based Institute of the History of Material ... will take part in a joint Russian-Syrian expedition that will be tasked to conserve ancient monuments in Syria ...