The Russian general Aleksandr Vasilievich Suvorov (1730-1800) was never defeated in battle. Although he demanded discipline and sacrifice, he understood the needs and feelings of his soldiers better than any other commander of his time. The descendant...

Alexander Vassilievich Suvorov is known as an invincible military leader and a model for Russian soldiers for all times. Many books, both in this country and abroad, (1) were written about Suvorov's life and military career. But few modern authors ever give thought...

Tousled bleach jobs, one-eyed stiffs: Neo-epic drops its veils but keeps the nookie offscreen ALEXANDER Directed by Oliver Stone Warner Bros. Opens November 24 NATURALBORN KILLER There seems to be no dodging the big, fat neo-epic, a born-again...

Kremlin-backed bills usually win swift approval in Russia's loyal parliament. But legislation that would take away lawmakers' rights to breeze through Moscow's mind-boggling traffic by using special license plates ran into a bottleneck Wednesday.It took two votes and some urging from the fervently pro-Kremlin speaker...