The crested tit prefers the colder climes of Northern Europe, being common in Denmark, Sweden, Russia,…
"A heavy, springless wagon, usually covered with a screen as shelter from the rays of the sun, drawn…
"The Eagle is an emblem in heraldry, war, and legend. The eagle, borne upon a spear, was used by the…
"The Eagle is an emblem in heraldry, war, and legend. The eagle, borne upon a spear, was used by the…
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (1530 – 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible , was the Grand Prince of Moscow…
"Odessa is the chief city of southern Russia, and men from all the countries about come here to trade."…
"The Russians drink more tea perhaps than any other people. The tea is served in glass tumblers, with…
"There are trees here and there on each side of the roadway. Under one of them a woman is knitting,…
"The country is densely populated, and we see children everywhere." —Carpenter, 1902
There was a young lady of Russia, who screamed so that no one could hush her; Her screams were extreme,…
A Polish national hero, general and leader of the nations uprising against Russia in 1794.
Catherine I of Russia was the second wife of Peter the Great and reigned as Empress of Russia from 1725…
The Second Anglo-Afghan War started after Russia and Britain ended with the June 1878 Congress of Berlin.…
A Polish national hero, general and a leader of that nation's uprising against Russia in 1794. He fought…
"Trilobite from the Silurian rocks. Pultowa, Russia (Illaenus crassicauda)." -Taylor, 1904