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…. The U.S. recognized the principle of only "one China." They also agreed to combat "hegemony"—meaning Soviet Russian influence—in Asia. Nixon established low-level diplomatic relations with China, sending George Bush to head up a new American mission. Full…

…on German and Russian soil. The aftermath left the Soviet Union in bad shape. Close to twenty million Russians had died fighting the war, which accounted for about eight percent of their population. Conversely, none of the fighting was done on American soil…

…Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina, upon its release received a mix critical reception, with Russian critics either condemning or applauding the novel primarily on its views of Russian society. Thematically, the novel parallels its…

…with a lengthy list of demands, with a 48-hour period in which to comply. This conciliation was rejected. Austria reacted on July 28 by declaring war on Serbia. The Russians prepared to defend Serbia. On July 31 the Germans sent a warning to Russia to stop mobilizing…

…on an expedition to conclusively find what is now Alaska, stumbled upon the region’s richest and most promising enterprise which would lay the foundation for the expansion and settlement of the Pacific Northwest. Commissioned by the Russian government, the St. Peter…

…originates from Sir Melville Mcnaghten’s notes. After exonerating Cutbush as the killer, Mcnaghten lists three main suspects. Michael Ostrog, who Mcnaghten describes as a “mad Russian doctor and … unquestionably a homicidal manic.” (Cyriax 369) was a Russian Jew…

…. Jacob Walter, an eighteen year old German stonemason, was drafted into Napoleon's Grand Army in 1806. He kept a diary, which included his chronicle of his survival in the Russian campaign. What follows is an excerpt from his account of the 1809 campaign…

…entered into neutral grounds, which was Belgium. This act by Germany gave the British Cabinet the decision to enter the war on the Franco-Russian side. His secondary reason for making the move on siding with the French was the fact that he had a moral…

…as the fight against Nazi Germany, and therefore resulted in a majority of the battles fought on German and Russian soil. The aftermath left the Soviet Union in bad shape. Close to twenty million Russians had died fighting the war, which accounted for about eight…

…of the Auschwitz complex, called by some "the mother of all concentration camps. The manpower to build the camp came from 200,000 Russian prisoners of war who were forced to march from Russia to a camp at Lamsdord without any food. During these early days the Russians…