Italy On This Day

One-time Russian agent ultimately elected Italian deputy and senator Vittorio Vidali became an agent of the Russian Communist Party The revo...

Defection to Soviet Union sparked unsolved mystery  Bruno Pontecorvo hailed from a family of talented individuals Bruno Pontecorvo, a...

War reporter who survived kidnapping in Iraq The journalist Giuliana Sgrena pictured at a book signing in Rome The journalist Gi...

His 'accidental death' inspired classic Dario Fo play Giuseppe Pinelli Giuseppe 'Pino' Pinelli, the railway worker fr...

Republic founded in 301 as Christian refuge The extraordinary fortress of Guaita in San Marino stands at the top of one of Mount Titan...