#Alexander I of Russia

Author: Scotty Hendricks / Source: Big Think Russia’s history is fascinating and filled with colorful characters. Some of the most influential of them have been extremely controversial. Here are ten of the most interesting, both good and bad. Russia is a fascinating place. Its history is

Source: Good News Network 200 years ago today, the Christmas carol Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was composed in a few hours and performed in a little church in Austria. The parish priest Joseph Mohr, himself a violinist and singer, wrote the lyrics some two years earlier. He wanted to use it for