Maryland has terminated its sister-city relationship with Russia's Leningrad. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called the move a "symbolic gesture" in support of Ukraine. Montgomery County in Maryland also ...

First the Russian vodka came off the shelves in Montgomery County. Then Maryland’s three-decade relationship with the Leningrad region dissolved with a curt letter. Next might be the state’s ...

As Hitler demanded the complete destruction of Leningrad, the city faced one of the darkest chapters of the Eastern Front.

The 'Venice of the North', with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges, is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 under Peter the Great. Later known as Leningrad (in the former USSR), ...

To better elucidate the complexities of Vladimir Putin, it may help to examine his childhood. Perhaps his childhood can bring clarity, including his parents' narrow survival of the Siege of Leningrad.

The Nazi siege of Leningrad lasted nearly 2 and a half years until the Soviet Army drove the Nazi troops away on Jan. 27, 1944. Estimates of the death toll vary, but historians agree that more than ...