Originally the symbol of Imperial Russia ... the two-headed eagle appeared on the first Russian coat of arms and the tsar’s seal. During Ivan’s reign, Muscovy annexed the Kazan and the ...

The imperial bird with two heads simultaneously facing East and West has been Russia’s official coat of arms for centuries, with only a break during the Soviet era. The emblem, however ...

KALININGRAD, Russia -- A court in the town of Chernyakhovsk has ruled that the coat of arms of the old town in Russia's far western exclave of Kaliningrad is illegal because it carries "elements ...