Russia's Wars

When Russia takes up arms, the world holds its breath. Over centuries, the immense empire has been shaped by battles won - and lost - and those who led the forces that fought in them. Peter ... Read allWhen Russia takes up arms, the world holds its breath. Over centuries, the immense empire has been shaped by battles won - and lost - and those who led the forces that fought in them. Peter the Great, founder of the magnificent St Petersburg, used guns and cannons to redraw the c... Read allWhen Russia takes up arms, the world holds its breath. Over centuries, the immense empire has been shaped by battles won - and lost - and those who led the forces that fought in them. Peter the Great, founder of the magnificent St Petersburg, used guns and cannons to redraw the continent's maps. His descendants in the House of Romanoff went from commanding the largest... Read all