Similar to what happened with the Treaty of Versailles in 1918, the end of World War II reshaped the European map, with a special impact on the eastern part of the continent and the borders between ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the author of The Glass Wall: Lives on the Baltic Frontier In 1992 I went by train from Vilnius, ...

Despite wartime devastation and more than 40 years of Soviet suppression of its German history, East Prussia is still present in the landscape of the Kaliningrad region, Russia’s exclave on the Baltic ...

The EU's grand plan to unite Europe in peace and prosperity by welcoming up to 10 more countries to its ranks is being threatened by the problem of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave that was once part of ...

The Lithuanian government announced earlier in the week that Russia would no longer be allowed to transport items sanctioned by the European Union (EU) from its main territory to Kaliningrad, its ...

Her ancestry reflects 70 years of Soviet policies towards ethnic minorities. Cveta and Oleg can boast a variety of national legacies within the ranks of their families. After chasing away the German ...

The territory formerly known as East Prussia once belonged to Germany, but it became part of the Soviet Union after World War II. The region was renamed Kaliningrad Oblast, and the German population ...

So far, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has delivered vast damage and devastation upon the latter nation, caused thousands of fatalities to civilians and military personnel alike, had a growing ...