The US state department has released documents from 1973, shedding light on relations with China - and on then leader Mao Zedong's attitudes to women. The papers include transcripts of talks between ...

In December 1949, the Soviet regime celebrated Joseph Stalin’s seventieth birthday with great fanfare. Among the visitors who came to Moscow were fellow communist leaders, including those of two ...

Mao Anying, Mao Zedong’s son, was killed by American bombers on November 25, 1950 while fighting in the Korean War. A persistent, unfounded, rumor (officially tagged as “historically nihilist ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a charming family portrait following the Trooping the Colour parade to celebrate King Charles III's official birthday. In the sweet snap posted on ...