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Perfectly Preserved 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Found In Siberian Permafrost

"This is a unique discovery of the first ever remains of a fully grown Pleistocene wolf with its tissue preserved."

By Natasha Ishak Jan 16, 2025

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Perfectly Preserved 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Found In Siberian Permafrost

"This is a unique discovery of the first ever remains of a fully grown Pleistocene wolf with its tissue preserved."

By Natasha Ishak January 16, 2025

How Did Grigori Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was murdered on December 30, 1916 — but he only died after being poisoned, shot, and thrown into the freezing Neva River.

By Andrew Milne Jan 1, 2025

How Did Grigori Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was murdered on December 30, 1916 — but he only died after being poisoned, shot, and thrown into the freezing Neva River.

By Andrew Milne January 1, 2025

A 2,800-Year-Old Burial Mound Where One Woman And 18 Horses Were Sacrificed Was Just Found In Siberia

Though much about this Iron Age burial site remains shrouded in mystery, experts suggest that the woman and the horses may have once been propped up in a gruesome tableau of death.

By Kaleena Fraga Oct 9, 2024

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A 2,800-Year-Old Burial Mound Where One Woman And 18 Horses Were Sacrificed Was Just Found In Siberia

Though much about this Iron Age burial site remains shrouded in mystery, experts suggest that the woman and the horses may have once been propped up in a gruesome tableau of death.

By Kaleena Fraga October 9, 2024

Did Czar Ivan IV Really Kill His Heir As Depicted In The Chilling Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan’?

Ilya Repin's 1885 painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" shows Ivan IV, the first Russian czar, cradling his dying son after bludgeoning him, but historians are divided as to whether this murder ever really happened.

By Amber Morgan Oct 4, 2024

Did Czar Ivan IV Really Kill His Heir As Depicted In The Chilling Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan’?

By Amber Morgan October 4, 2024

Inside The Stories Of 77 Interesting People You May Have Never Heard Of

From "lion whisperer" Jack Bonavita to "America's first supermodel" Audrey Munson, these fascinating figures from history rarely show up in textbooks.

By All That's Interesting Sep 15, 2024

Inside The Stories Of 77 Interesting People You May Have Never Heard Of

From "lion whisperer" Jack Bonavita to "America's first supermodel" Audrey Munson, these fascinating figures from history rarely show up in textbooks.

By All That's Interesting September 15, 2024

44 Disturbing Photos Of Life Inside The Soviet Gulags

From back-breaking manual labor to starvation rations, the Soviet Union's gulag camps inflicted horrific abuse upon their 18 million prisoners.

By Mark Oliver Sep 1, 2024

44 Disturbing Photos Of Life Inside The Soviet Gulags

From back-breaking manual labor to starvation rations, the Soviet Union's gulag camps inflicted horrific abuse upon their 18 million prisoners.

By Mark Oliver September 1, 2024

Archaeologists Excavating 11th-Century Graves In Russia Unearth Two Skeletons Buried With Rare Battle Axes

The graves discovered at the Gnezdilovo burial ground near Suzdal, Russia, date back more than 900 years and likely contain men who held high status during their time.

By Amber Morgan Aug 16, 2024

News

Archaeologists Excavating 11th-Century Graves In Russia Unearth Two Skeletons Buried With Rare Battle Axes

The graves discovered at the Gnezdilovo burial ground near Suzdal, Russia, date back more than 900 years and likely contain men who held high status during their time.

By Amber Morgan August 16, 2024

Russian Chess Player Suspended After Allegedly Poisoning Rival’s Chessboard With Mercury

Chess champion Amina Abakarova was allegedly captured on camera poisoning her opponent's chess pieces with mercury during a chess tournament in Russia.

By Amber Morgan Aug 13, 2024

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Russian Chess Player Suspended After Allegedly Poisoning Rival’s Chessboard With Mercury

Chess champion Amina Abakarova was allegedly captured on camera poisoning her opponent's chess pieces with mercury during a chess tournament in Russia.

By Amber Morgan August 13, 2024