St. Basil's Cathedral, also known by its much longer ... the Red Square sits at the physical center of Moscow and is considered the symbolic center of all of Russia. Bluntly speaking, Red Square ...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky slapped sanctions on 18 people, both Russians and Ukrainians. The list included 10 Ukrainian ...

Moscow is shaped like a large wheel ... Also within the Red Square is the instantly recognizable St. Basil's Cathedral, with towers shaped like a series of billowing flames.

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A new school textbook in Russia is teaching children that Moscow was “forced” to invade Ukraine as it likens the conflict to the Soviet Union’s battle against Nazi Germany in World War II.

In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

Basil resisted the pressure from Emperor Valens, an Arian himself, who wanted to keep him in silence and admit the heretics to communion. No wonder, when the great St. Athanasius died, the ...

Charlie Norman (right) brought his work to St Edmundsbury Cathedral where he was greeted by his former art teacher Louise Gridley (left), Stephen Dart, keeper of the library (second from left ...

One writer explores the wine bars and market stalls transforming Serbia’s capital into a must-visit cultural destination.