At the beginning of 1944 six divisions of the German Army Group South, some 56,000 men, were encircled by the Russian Army.

One of the greatest mysteries (and greatest cross-over) of both Imperial Russia and the subsequent Soviet Union was the disappearance of Tsar Nicholas II's youngest daughter, Anastasia. Following the ...

VIENNA (AP) — Russian-born Anastasia Potapova has switched allegiance to Austria, clearing a path for the 51st-ranked player to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup. Potapova will become Austria's ...