When 19-year-old showgirl Christine Keeler was introduced to British State Secretary for War John Profumo, none of them imagined how the affair would soon reshape their lives.

Russians eventually switched to the metric system of measurement after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, but until then, they had used numerous units to measure length. Moreover, different regions used different names to describe them.

Now a small village in Pskov Region, it was once a vital strategic city of Ancient Rus that fought off repeated attacks from swathes of enemy invaders.

Despite Russia’s overwhelming passion for the bard’s works, few in the country are aware of Shakespeare’s mentions of the country in his plays.

Historian and architecture expert William Brumfield discovers what remains of an ancient, historic monastery.