In the beginning there were four independent republics that signed the declaration of the creation of the USSR, or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in 1922.

Aleksey Kravchenko, the teenage actor who played Florya, really went through hell while filming. Director, Elem Klimov, shot Come and See in chronological order over a nine-month period. Comparing ...

Prisoners spent 20 years building the road, from 1932 to 1952, and after that the camp was closed. According to official data, there were roughly 700 thousand prisoners working in this Gulag ...

According to Lenin’s plan, the future USSR could have had members all around the globe. But eventually, Stalin’s plan prevailed. So, how was the ...

Flour – 400 g; Kefir – 320 ml; Butter – 40 g; Salt – ½ tsp; Dry yeast - 4 g; Sugar - 1 tbsp ; Stuffing: Potatoes – 200 - 250 g; Cheese - 300 g; Butter - 30 g ...

On May 28, 1959, the Sverdlovsk Region prosecutor’s office closed the case, putting the vague “a spontaneous force that humans were unable to overcome” as the likely cause of death.

After the Great Patriotic war, the plant changed its name to ‘Moskovskiy Zavod Malolitrazhnikh Avtomobiley’ (“Moscow Small Car Factory”), also known as ‘MZMA’, and started to produce a ...

Joseph Stalin and Patriarch Sergius, who headed the Orthodox Church in the USSR while Stalin was in power. Global Look Press, Legion Media, Public domain ...

The Moscow Kremlin is the iconic main landmark in Russia, and it’s very large. Check out what it hides inside its walls! 1. Grand Kremlin Palace ...

Muzhiki are the most widespread caste in the Russian penal colony system. Unlike the blatniyeh, these guys are not professional criminals or regular prison guests.

People who grew up in the USSR do not remember any wheelchair ramps or specialized restrooms designed for the disabled in Soviet cities. Disabled people were actually destined, at best, to ...

The scion of big business. Pavel Tretyakov came from an old merchant family. In the second half of the 18th century, his great grandfather had moved to Moscow from the town of Maloyaroslavets in ...