Though it's located about 20 miles outside St. Petersburg proper, the Catherine Palace and Park certainly merits a visit by anyone in the area, especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful ...

PUSHKIN, Russia — Twelve miles south of St. Petersburg, this town of about 110,000 is named for its most famous native son and the country’s great 19th-century poet, Aleksandr Pushkin. He also ...

It was one of Russia's masterpieces of artistry until it vanished with the Nazi retreat of 1945. Now a magnificent replica has been created to rival the original. Stepping inside the Amber Room in the ...

In this edition of "The Hunt:" The priceless chamber that stood for more than two decades in a royal palace. Then came World War II. Recreation of the Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Pushkin, near St ...

If you're still patiently waiting for the third season of The Crown, HBO and Sky Atlantic have got your back. In this royal series, viewers will see Helen Mirren play Catherine II, Russia's ...

Located near the Catherine Palace and Park, the nearly 500-acre Alexander Park is less formal than its neighbor. The Alexander Palace, which was a frequent retreat for the last czar, Nicholas II, sits ...

Chinese craftsmen will go to Russia to help with the restoration of Chinese lacquer panels on the walls in the Chinese Hall at the Catherine Palace near St Petersburg, Russia, as a contract regarding ...

Kensington Palace released a Mother’s Day portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, to showcase her health, but news agencies later said the image had been manipulated. By Mark Landler Reporting from ...