Kaliningrad Oblast is the westernmost point of the Russian Federation. It is a semi-enclave on the Baltic Sea beside Poland and Lituania.

Despite its location in the heart of Europe and a territory the size of Botswana remains under Russian control - 270 miles ...

The underlying charge is that he did not die. ‘Frederick William II of Prussia’ by Anton Graff, photo: MutualArt Before delving into the demise of Poland, we must answer the question of when and where ...

German knightly orders conquered Prussia, Livonia and fought long bloody wars against Lithuania. And after Lithuania had become an ally of Poland, Poles were also involved in those conflicts. And they ...

This was the case of Prussia, a former duchy that in the early 1700s emerged from the shadow of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. Growing to encompass much of northern and central Europe ...