VELIKY NOVGOROD, Russia — The note, from father to son, was the sort of routine shopping list that today would be dashed off on a smartphone. In 14th-century Russia, it ...

It is from these scraps of birch bark, uncovered by archaeologists, that we meet Onfim. Living in 13th-century Novgorod, Onfim was about seven years old when he made the art he's known for today.

VELIKY NOVGOROD, Russia - The note, from father to son, was the sort of routine shopping list that today would be dashed off on a smartphone. In 14th-century Russia, it was etched into the bark of ...

In 1951, archaeologists in Novgorod discovered the first Old Russian birch-bark texts, and more than 1,200 of them have been found to date. Before the availability of paper, soft birch bark was ...

Although medieval Novgorod is hidden under an asphalt coating and the buildings of the present-day city, local geological and climatic conditions make an almost perfect environment for the ...

For Elena Milutina and her 9-year-old son, this Friday, May 9, will be a day of remembrance. "In honor of my great-grandfather, who died fighting Nazi Germany.

VELIKY NOVGOROD, Russia — The note, from father to son, was the sort of routine shopping list that today would be dashed off on a smartphone. In 14th-century Russia, it was etched into the bark ...

The topic of Alexander Nevsky and his marriage to a Belarusian princess was touched upon during a meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with Governor of Russia's Nizhny ...

On Wednesday, one of Russia’s largest museums, the Novgorod State Museum, will present a treasure from the X-XI centuries that was found on the coast of Novgorod’s Lake Ilmen at the exhibition ...

Russia’s Novgorod region will extend its “non-working days” for an additional week, announced Governor Andrey Nikitin on Monday, November 1. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a paid ...