After the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, the country not only managed to eliminate illiteracy in the shortest possible time, but ...

On November 9 each year, Russia celebrates the birthday of the famous 19th century novelist. He was born in 1818 and, for ...

The length of the underground labyrinths in Irkutsk Region is more than 70 kilometers, but research is still ongoing.

The name "golubtsy" actually translates from Russian as "little pigeons". Probably because of their shape. The filling most ...

Soviet children grew up on the ‘Three Musketeers’ book, but also on the movie where d'Artagnan speaks… Russian! And, in the ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

Alina Pekova has conquered all 14 mountain peaks that are over 8,000 meters high. Less than 50 climbers in the world have ...

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