The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters. By Mike Ives In ...

Part One: Extreme makeover. This heavy thing ; The brightest star of the North ; The ambrosia of Asia ; Collecting debut ; Building frenzy ; My falcon, my golden pheasant -- Part Two: Russia is a ...

The memoirs of Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, were a state secret from soon after Catherine’s death in 1796 until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. Reading this surprisingly fast-paced ...

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View Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, wearing white jewel-encrusted dress under scarlet robe embroidered with gold sunburst design, a gold diadem set with pearls and laurel leaf with veil by ...

184.2 x 209.2 cm. (72.5 x 82.4 in.) ...