One of the most overlooked parts of Ukraine is its diversity. The Crimean Tatars – a national minority native to Crimea and recognized as an indigenous people of Ukraine – are a perfect example. The ...

As Vladimir Putin’s forces wage a brutal war against Ukraine, the Crimean Tatars living in Russian-occupied Crimea and on the Ukrainian mainland feel particularly threatened by their historic enemy’s ...

He recalled that Muscovy (the historical name for the medieval state centered in Moscow) long paid tribute first to the Golden Horde and later to the Crimean Khanate (until the 17th century), and that ...

Crimea is not just a peninsula, it is the cradle of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people. For three and a half centuries (the U.S. celebrates 249 years this year), the Crimean Tatars had their own ...

How an adventurous traveler sketched the cultures and landmarks of the Crimean Peninsula nearly 200 years ago. In September 2021, RFE/RL published several images of the Caucasus sketched by Swiss ...

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine has detained three men suspected of belonging to an international Islamic militant group after special forces found a cache of explosive materials and ...

Russian shelling on Thursday damaged a landmark church in the city of Kherson that once held the remains of the renowned 18th-century commander who exerted Russian control through the southeast parts ...