But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even one brokered by a U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently declared that Russia has completed the modernization of its naval nuclear weapons.

These units, designed in Russia after the dissolution of the USSR, began construction in the 90s. However, the first vessel wasn't commissioned until 2013. The "Emperor Alexander III" is the ...

The nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III was set afloat on Thursday ... several years despite the activities in Ukraine" Russia has consistently said that the continued practice ...

The secretive 12th main directorate of the Russian defence ministry is tasked with safeguarding and managing Moscow's nuclear arsenal ...

The Emperor Alexander III strategic nuclear-powered sub was floated ... carrying submarines are designed to become the mainstay of Russia’s seaborne strategic nuclear forces.

Russia had no form of income tax ... Laws protecting workers brought in under Alexander III and Nicholas II did little to improve the situation as the working day remained at 11.5 hours.