The Decembrists were Russia’s first revolutionaries, challenging autocracy in the early 19th century. This series explores their origins, ideals, and the uprising that shook the Russian Empire.

The eruption was one of the largest of the 19th century, but the identity of the volcano responsible has long been unclear.

Alexei Ratmansky’s “Paquita” brings Marius Petipa’s 19th-century style to New York City Ballet through two lenses: his own ...

President-elect Donald Trump this week decided to revive 19th-century imperialism. In a single news conference, he pondered making Canada a state and acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal by ...

A Russian missile attack struck the centre of the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday evening, wounding at least seven ...