Kirov, formerly known as Vyatka, is a major industrial, transport and cultural center in Russia. Here are three of its main ...

It seems that there was nothing foreign made behind the Iron Curtain – only domestic. And yet, you could find almost ...

The formal version of the name is Мария (Mariya), while the informal one is Маша (Masha). However, family members and friends can use diminutive forms of the name - for example, Машенька (Mashen’ka), ...

In 2006, actor Vasily Livanov received the Order of the British Empire, Fifth Class, at the British Embassy in Moscow. On ...

Education for Soviet high school students was fee-based for some time and a unified uniform appeared only after the Great ...

Commander of the Russian army Pyotr Wrangel was the only leader of the White movement who was still feared by the Bolsheviks ...

The Soviet state treated the Russian Orthodox Church extremely cruelly. Nevertheless, many clergymen still stood up to defend ...

Russia's capital attracts travelers from all over the world. We calculated the average cost of a week’s leisure vacation with ...

Famous Russian rock band ‘Lyube’ often plays with music styles, combining Russian folk music, Soviet romantic ‘chansons’ and military songs. As a result, a timeless hit was born, which Russians just ...

Almost on the very border with Estonia in the town of Pechory, you will find one of the largest Orthodox monasteries in ...

In the USSR, all children were required to go to school and learn. The profession of a teacher was very important, because ...