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

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

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

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 ...

Vladimir Mayakovsky wrote a poem about it, including the following line: “Every proletarian should see the Planetarium!” The ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Russian cinema has their own handsome men, on par with the likes of Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp.

Jose Antonio Hernandez-Blanco has been living in the southern taiga for almost 30 years and knows the Russian forest like the ...

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