The inside of the cave is covered with numerous stalactites and stalagmites. In addition, two pure lakes were discovered ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

Finally, “лед тронулся” (“lyed tronulsya”) or “the ice has broken”! When you hear this from your interlocutor, don’t rush to look for 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 ...

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