In those times, prices for goods were set by the state and they did not change for years. But, this did not mean that the ...

What, is he ‘тише воды, ниже травы’ (‘tishe vody, nizhe travy’) or ‘the quieter than water, lower than grass?’” If you were ...

In the pantheon of Russian literature, the writer who tragically died young is sure to stand somewhere next to Pushkin, whom ...

It’s impossible to imagine the life of the Russian Cossacks without churches. During campaigns, they set up temporary field churches and ...

Nature has no bad weather, especially if you can observe its whims without going outside. So, we put together a new listicle ...

Igor Metelskiy's shot of a lynx stretching in Russia's Far East was chosen the winner in the ‘Animals in their Environment’ ...

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Kamchatka Krai, is surrounded by three volcanoes - Avachinsky, Koryaksky and Kozelsky. Locals call them "home" and visit them more often than others: they go ...

Great Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov didn’t succeed much in love… and here’s one of the more peculiar stories about one of ...

This small city in the Republic of Tatarstan is known for its well-preserved historical center and is extremely popular among ...

Among the Cossacks, there were not only brave warriors in the service of the tsar and the fatherland, but also cruel robbers and rebels. You will ...

The 1st Separate Czechoslovak Battalion was the first foreign formation in the Red Army during World War II. Six of its ...

Golden leaves in the parks, foggy morning embankments of the Moskva River and cozy evening streets – see how the fall season ...