Peter prevailed, and by September, Sophia had been confined to Moscow’s Novodevichy Convent. Although Ivan nominally remained co-tsar until his death in 1696, real power lay with Peter and his ...

Russia unleashed one of the war’s most intense air assaults on Ukraine overnight Monday, June 23rd, killing at least 10 ...

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, nearly 500 cultural sites have been damaged. This was ...

When I was growing up in the Soviet Union, religion was viewed with deep suspicion. Public expressions of faith were discouraged and proselytizing was against the law. According to the state’s ...

The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is open Monday through Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. On Sundays, the cathedral is open for visitors from 1 - 4:30 p.m.