Russia is known for its cold winters, but, in these places, it will be warm even in January. And, in summer, the real heat awaits.

Finally, “лед тронулся” (“lyed tronulsya”) or “the ice has broken”! When you hear this from your interlocutor, don’t rush to look for the ...

The treasures of Troy were shown there and one of the floors of the museum is still decorated with copies of high reliefs of ...

Mikhail Kupriyanov, Porfiry Krylov and Nikolai Sokolov – are widely known not only in Russia, but also abroad. Their ...

The battle for the Soviet capital became one of the key ones during the war. Check out what Moscow looked like during that ...

We've looked at famous Soviet actors' and directors' zodiac signs last time. Today we look at those of the famous writers!

Nizhny Novgorod is one of the largest cities in Russia (1.2 million people). In the old days, Nizhny Novgorod was a busy merchant city and, in the Soviet era, became known as the home of ‘GAZ’ vehicle ...

The first planetarium in Russia was designed by architects Mikhail Barshch and Mikhail Sinyavsky in the constructivist style. It became the 13th in the world: most planetariums at that time were ...

One of the most famous Russian plays ever is still performed on stages worldwide. What’s the secret of success behind it? And ...

Together with the Red Army, the 1st Polish Army stormed Berlin in the Spring of 1945. The Poles made up a tenth of all the ...

This city is known as the capital of Siberia. It is also the easternmost city in Russia with a population of over a million. Here are three of ...