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How Did Leon Trotsky Die? Inside The Brutal Assassination Of The Russian Revolutionary

Despite building a guarded compound in Mexico City to protect himself, Leon Trotsky was killed in August 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a Soviet agent who pretended to be one of Trotsky's followers.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 4, 2025

How Did Leon Trotsky Die? Inside The Brutal Assassination Of The Russian Revolutionary

Despite building a guarded compound in Mexico City to protect himself, Leon Trotsky was killed in August 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a Soviet agent who pretended to be one of Trotsky's followers.

By Austin Harvey • December 4, 2025

Researchers In Russia Find The Remains Of What Could Be One Of The World’s Last Woolly Rhinos In The Stomach Of An Ice Age Puppy

The wolf-dog hybrid was dated at 14,000 years old — and woolly rhinos are believed to have gone extinct around the same time.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 25, 2025

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Researchers In Russia Find The Remains Of What Could Be One Of The World’s Last Woolly Rhinos In The Stomach Of An Ice Age Puppy

The wolf-dog hybrid was dated at 14,000 years old — and woolly rhinos are believed to have gone extinct around the same time.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 25, 2025

The Crimes Of Anatoly Moskvin, The Grave Robber Who Stole Female Corpses And Dressed Them Up Like Dolls

Anatoly Moskvin was considered an expert on local cemeteries in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia — but it turned out he was digging up deceased children and transforming them into "living dolls."

By William DeLong • Oct 26, 2025

The Crimes Of Anatoly Moskvin, The Grave Robber Who Stole Female Corpses And Dressed Them Up Like Dolls

Anatoly Moskvin was considered an expert on local cemeteries in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia — but it turned out he was digging up deceased children and transforming them into "living dolls."

By William DeLong • October 26, 2025

Meet 7 Of History’s Most Notorious Occultists, From Madame Blavatsky To ‘The Evilest Man In The World’

Some occultists like Aleister Crowley started new religions based on mysticism, while others like Grigori Rasputin claimed to be "faith healers" and used their influence to gain power.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 14, 2025

Meet 7 Of History’s Most Notorious Occultists, From Madame Blavatsky To ‘The Evilest Man In The World’

Some occultists like Aleister Crowley started new religions based on mysticism, while others like Grigori Rasputin claimed to be "faith healers" and used their influence to gain power.

By Ainsley Brown • October 14, 2025

Divers Save 900 Bottles Of 100-Year-Old Liquor From A World War I Shipwreck In The Baltic Sea

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 13, 2025

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Divers Save 900 Bottles Of 100-Year-Old Liquor From A World War I Shipwreck In The Baltic Sea

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 13, 2025

The Story Of The Lykov Family That Fled Civilization And Lived In Total Isolation In The Wilderness For 42 Years

The Lykov family left their village in Russia in 1936 to escape religious persecution, then spent more than four decades living deep in the Siberian taiga.

By John Kuroski • Aug 24, 2025

The Story Of The Lykov Family That Fled Civilization And Lived In Total Isolation In The Wilderness For 42 Years

The Lykov family left their village in Russia in 1936 to escape religious persecution, then spent more than four decades living deep in the Siberian taiga.

By John Kuroski • August 24, 2025

50,000-Year-Old Extinct Lion Found Frozen In The Siberian Permafrost With Its Head Resting On Its Paw

The permafrost of Siberia has the perfect conditions to preserve biological specimens for tens of thousands of years.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 14, 2025

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50,000-Year-Old Extinct Lion Found Frozen In The Siberian Permafrost With Its Head Resting On Its Paw

The permafrost of Siberia has the perfect conditions to preserve biological specimens for tens of thousands of years.

By Gabe Paoletti • July 14, 2025

Scientists Just Uncovered The Story Behind Two 14,000-Year-Old Wolf Puppies Found Perfectly Preserved In The Siberian Permafrost

While their stomach contents prove that some of their last meals included woolly rhino and a small bird called a wagtail, experts still aren't sure how they died, though some think they may have been trapped when their underground den collapsed.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 18, 2025

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Scientists Just Uncovered The Story Behind Two 14,000-Year-Old Wolf Puppies Found Perfectly Preserved In The Siberian Permafrost

While their stomach contents prove that some of their last meals included woolly rhino and a small bird called a wagtail, experts still aren't sure how they died, though some think they may have been trapped when their underground den collapsed.

By Ainsley Brown • June 18, 2025

The Chilling Story Of The NKVD, Joseph Stalin’s Secret Police Force That Terrorized The Soviet Union

From the brutal murders of the Great Purge to the millions sent to the gulags, the NKVD made the Soviet Union a horrifying place to live.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 15, 2025

The Chilling Story Of The NKVD, Joseph Stalin’s Secret Police Force That Terrorized The Soviet Union

From the brutal murders of the Great Purge to the millions sent to the gulags, the NKVD made the Soviet Union a horrifying place to live.

By Austin Harvey • June 15, 2025

Explorers Discover 113-Year-Old Russian Shipwreck Believed To Have Cargo Worth Over $100 Billion

An international team of experts located the Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that reportedly went down with 5,500 boxes of gold still aboard.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 29, 2025

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Explorers Discover 113-Year-Old Russian Shipwreck Believed To Have Cargo Worth Over $100 Billion

An international team of experts located the Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that reportedly went down with 5,500 boxes of gold still aboard.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 29, 2025