Nothing good can be expected if someone threatens: “Я тебе покажу, где раки зимуют!” (“Ya tebe pokazhu gde raki zimuyut”) or ...

The plots of these classic works are heartbreaking and we sincerely empathize with their protagonists.

Before Peter the Great came to power and built St. Petersburg, Russian great princes and tsars lived in the Moscow Kremlin.

Tobolsk, now a small city, was the capital of Siberia several centuries ago. Its 17th-century white-stone kremlin has been ...

Having seen the painting ‘Joy of Life’ at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris in 1906, Moscow merchant Sergei Shchukin was so ...

The ‘Flagpole’ ice rink on Krestovsky Island occupies an area of 28,000 sq. meters (301,390 sq. ft.) and several thousand ...

People in the rear worked tirelessly to ensure that the Red Army did not need anything. At the same time, they used every ...

Ladies, these talented, charming and brutal-looking athletes will win your heart! And guys, time to hit the gym!

Vyborg is one of the most colorful cities in Russia. Medieval Swedish buildings stand side by side with houses from the times ...

It's a whole detective story! Before meeting the French writer, the woman fled Russia after a high-profile criminal scandal.

One of the most poetic Soviet painters, Alexander Labas* glorified not just technical progress, but the incredible feelings ...

This icon is called the protector of the Russian land. It accompanied troops in battles, while many monarchs and generals ...