Never interrupt the enemy when they are making a mistake, counselled Napoleon. Yet Russia, with its latest spate of drone ...

In December 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte faced the combined armies of Russia and Austria at the Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors. Outnumbered, he used deception to lure ...

For centuries, Russia has relied on the myth of “General Winter” to defend its wars and invasions. From Napoleon to Hitler, ...

A devastating plague epidemic from 1812 to 1817 claimed around 300,000 lives in Istanbul, yet this crisis remains largely overlooked in history, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country will stick with the terms of the current nuclear arms pact for 1 more year after it expires in February.

In the shadow of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, hundreds of thousands died of the plague in Istanbul. The epidemic has been ...