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Russian president Vladimir Putin says that the armed forces need to shore up in case of some explosive international developments.

The flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been lost; whether to an accidental fire or anti-ship missiles depends on who you ask.

An often-overlooked high-seas tale of swashbuckling adventure, empire, and exchange between Russia and Japan.

This week, boats take to land; dogs get the recognition they deserve; and human bones are found in an unlikely place.

Russian history is interesting. Not always beautiful, not always glorious, but almost always... interesting.

Defense against  walruses, shamans and climate change

Suing Putin (not over the protests) and selling a babushka's jam.

Soviet revolutionary mythology had it that the Aurora’s shot, signaling the beginning of the Bolshevik Revolution, was heard round the world. We check in to find out the latest on the cruiser, and to examine some of its own myths.