While a nation-state prioritizes the well-being of its citizens, an imperial state is always seeking to expand. From the days of the Tsars through the Soviet era and even after its collapse, Russia's ...

A Ukrainian soldier told BI that the thermonaric warheads have gotten bigger, while a first responder said Russia is using ...

When the media gives a voice to individuals involved in Russian war crimes without providing proper context, it becomes a ...

Martin Cruz Smith, who transported readers behind the Iron Curtain in his multifaceted crime novel “Gorky Park,” a Soviet-era blockbuster that topped bestseller lists and kicked off a long-running ...

As Russia ramps up pressure near Kharkiv and Sumy, Ukraine’s top commander warns of a full-scale offensive. With allies ...

During the First World War it took four hours for the armistice to come into effect, and then over 12 hours for troops on the Western Front to actually stop fighting. The sad result of this tardiness?

Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918. Causes of World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz ...

The dreadful conflict that was the First World War is often being brought back into stark focus as humanity ponders the ...

My cousin Sally Becker had a strange recurring nightmare during childhood. Someone was about to remove her leg in hospital ...