Russian soldiers march toward Red Square to attend a Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2023, marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II. AP.

On September 15, four activists unfurled a banner on Moscow's iconic Red Square calling for President Vladimir Putin to be jailed. Within seconds, security forces had whisked them away.

You'll find the Red Square is bordered by the massive GUM shopping mall on the east, St. Basil's Cathedral on the south, the State Historical Museum on the north and Lenin's Mausoleum on the west.

Red Square is also home to the world's most famous mummy, that of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union. When he died of a massive stroke on 22 January 1924, ...

Moscow’s Red Square (Krasnaya Ploshchad) is known for its political symbolism, but was actually named for its loveliness: Krasnaya, or “red,” meant “beautiful” in old Russian. Find out ...