As we do every week, it’s time to travel throughout Russian history. Today, we will read about the coronation of tsar Paul I and the assassination attempt on tsar Alexander II. We will also go to war: almost at the end of World War II the Red Army conquered the city known today as Kaliningrad.

What happened in Russian history in the first week of April? We will talk about the third attempt to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons between the two world superpowers. We will also see the end of a trade blockade between Spain and Russia.

Along history, several tsars played a significant role in the last week of March: Ivan III "The Great” is proclaimed “Grand Prince of all Rus”, Michael I of Russia becomes the first Tsar of the house of Romanov and Alexander III signs a decree to start the building works of the Trans-Siberian Railway

This week is full of fascinating events in Russian and Soviet history. We will read about the attempt to unite the Catholic and Orthodox churches, the unification of the Russian monetary system and we will remember the day the USSR announced its capability to launch intercontinental missiles. In the world of technology, we have the first spacewalk in history

The events of Russia’s history that happened in this week of March start with the Russian tsars: the abdication of Nicholas II, the creation of the Museum of the Kremlin and the attack against Alexander II. We will also remember the first day the Soviet republic was founded, Stalin's funeral, and when the Soviet government officially announced its nuclear capacity.

This week we will look back at great Russian discoveries in science, chemistry and maritime exploration. In the space race we will remember two events: the creation of the first group of men who would go to space and the day that a Soviet spacecraft flew by Halley’s Comet and took pictures. In politics, the Tsar Alexander II abolished serfdom in Russia and in the world of arts, the first performance of one of the most popular ballets in history took place.

Russian history in the last week of February brings us many space stories: the Russian space agency was born, two dogs broke all records in space and a serious fire in the space station Mir threatened the life of six cosmonauts. Also this week in Russian history: two Soviet submarines travelled around the world without emerging and the Soviet K-19 submarine suffers a serious accident, the war between Sweden and Russia came to an end and Tsar Peter "the Great" opens one of the oldest weapon factories in the world.

What happened on this week of February in Russian history? We will talk about the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the last great conflict in which the Soviet Union was involved. We will also remember the day when, after the end of another war, Russia's greatest treasure was returned back to its place. Also one day of February, Radio Liberty began broadcasting from Spain to the whole territory of the USSR and a Russian truck manufacturer began its history. Also, we will find out who gave its name to the city of Sevastopol, and we will remember the day when the construction of the Mir space station began.

This week of January is marked by the death of the greatest ideologist of modern communism and a key figure in the origins of the USSR. We will also talk about war and military events: Russian troops managed to break the siege of Leningrad after more than two years of siege and a new Soviet bomber began its test flights. In addition, the President of the USSR, Leonid Brezhnev, suffered an attack during a parade. Also, during January in the history of Russia, Tsar Peter II gave Moscow back the status of Russia’s capital city. And on the cultural side of history, one of the greatest operas in the world is played for the first time.

What happened in Russia’s history in the second week of February? Among other things, the recipe of modern vodka was written, the treaty that put an end to World War II was signed and Soviet troops liberated one of the largest German concentration camps. Also, we will talk about the story of two great Russian writers: Pushkin and Solzhenitsyn. We will also find out how one of the largest diamonds in the world ended up in the hands of a Russian tsar or who won the first world figure skating championships.