“Classical music doesn’t get much more life-enhancing than this,” raved The Guardian about a recent performance by the Grammy-winning Takács Quartet. This winter, embark upon an unforgettable evening ...

fearless hitting on her home court to down world number 35 Anastasia Potapova in straight sets, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 in an hour and 46 minutes. Birrell radiated joy on the court following her win and an ...

This New York City-based quartet will perform works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Billy Childs on Monday, and Dvorak, Schulhoff, and Bartok on Tuesday. 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 6-7, Lincoln Hall ...

The Tsar’s sister, Grand Duchess Anastasia, claimed that Rasputin knelt beside Alexei’s bed and prayed while he was being treated. He insisted on keeping the palace quiet during the treatment.

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the Russian mystic and faith healer, has been the subject of much fascination and speculation. His life and death have become the stuff of legend, with many regarding ...

On December 30, 1916, Rasputin was assassinated. "The streets of St. Petersburg looked festive, passers-by stopped each other and, happily, greeted not only acquaintances, but sometimes strangers as ...

New York is the backdrop for famous holiday films such as “Miracle on 34th Street,” “Home Alone 2” and “Elf.” This year came a less felicitous kind when a video appeared of a woman ...

Free Expression: As Donald Trump’s domestic critics get in line, so the world has saluted his restoration, if reluctantly. Photo: Brandon Bell/Pool via Reuters Having been in the general ...