Recent visitors said the experience (especially the gardens) is well worth the entrance fees ... including the Winter Palace, which was the home of the czars for almost 200 years.

Also known as the Moika Palace, Yusupov Palace is a St. Petersburg landmark. It was the main residence of the House of Yusupov, which was a wealthy family of Russian nobles. Travelers come here to ...

Wentworth Woodhouse is the largest private residence in England but it was left to descend into ruin. Now, it's undergoing a ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that the U.S.-Russia relations are on the verge of a major breakdown. Despite President Trump claiming that he spoke with Russian ...

While a winter storm and ice storm are both wintertime hazards, the impacts can be very different. A winter storm is when heavy snow is expected. The National Weather Service (NWS) may issue a ...

Regardless of whether Russia wins or loses in Ukraine, one thing is certain: the Russian military will have to be rebuilt. With its arsenal depleted and its reputation battered, Russia will have ...

Winter was, unfortunately, just taking a quick nap, and now it is about to wake back up as cold air starts to seep southward into the country once again. If you were taken in by the promise of ...

As the Midwest and Northeast dig out from back-to-back winter storms, new systems are building and are expected to dump more snow from the middle of the country to the East Coast this week.

It’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and for many people that means having the spotlight on your body’s largest organ—skin. In cold climates the skin can become substantially drier ...

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia is resuming passenger flights to the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia for the first time in three decades, state media reported on Friday.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that top administration officials will meet with European ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. In his first trip abroad, the new U.S ...