Though it's located about 20 miles outside St. Petersburg proper, the Catherine Palace and Park certainly merits a visit by anyone in the area, especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful ...

PUSHKIN, Russia — Twelve miles south of St. Petersburg, this town of about 110,000 is named for its most famous native son and the country’s great 19th-century poet, Aleksandr Pushkin. He also ...

It was one of Russia's masterpieces of artistry until it vanished with the Nazi retreat of 1945. Now a magnificent replica has been created to rival the original. Stepping inside the Amber Room in the ...

Amid rampant rumors on social media about the condition of the princess, Kensington Palace issued the picture to mark Mother’s Day in Britain. But questions were later raised about the photo. By Mark ...

In this edition of "The Hunt:" The priceless chamber that stood for more than two decades in a royal palace. Then came World War II. Recreation of the Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Pushkin, near St ...

Located near the Catherine Palace and Park, the nearly 500-acre Alexander Park is less formal than its neighbor. The Alexander Palace, which was a frequent retreat for the last czar, Nicholas II, sits ...

The princess described the news as a “huge shock” and asked for “time, space and privacy” in a prerecorded video broadcast on the BBC on Friday evening in Britain. Mark Landler Reporting from London ...

If you're still patiently waiting for the third season of The Crown, HBO and Sky Atlantic have got your back. In this royal series, viewers will see Helen Mirren play Catherine II, Russia's ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FICTION: INSIDE THE RUSSIAN COURT The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak (Bantam) Catherine the Great, the much-mythologized ...

(CNN) — (CNN) — Another royal baby is on the way. Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to become parents for a second time, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. “The Queen and members ...

Another royal baby is on the way. Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to become parents for a second time, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. “The Queen and members of both families ...