We explain how an ordinary cheap jacket united the Soviet Union as the ultimate equalizer, and then became a slur that can get you sued.

Russian exports in the first ten months of 2021 totaled $388.4 billion, an increase of 42.8% over the same period last year, according to the Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS). This growth is ...

Hearty soups, tender desserts, fluffy pastry… Russian cuisine includes a huge number of dishes of various regions and peoples. We’ve selected the main delights that you can try in Russia.

In old Russia, the steam bath, aka ‘banya’, was a place where people washed themselves, while these days, it’s rather a popular attraction, ...

Anton Chekhov’s name is synonymous with ambivalence, mood and nuance. One of the greatest playwrights in history focused on “what lies beneath”, ...

Lush, toasty and easy to eat on the go! This pastry has won the hearts of Russians since the Middle Ages!

Why visit Tobolsk? Well, for one, to look at the ancient capital of Siberia, feel what the great exile Fyodor Dostoevsky and Romanovs royal family experienced here and also admire how the city has ...

Victor Pelevin, author of the 1999 novel ‘Generation P’, is often referred to as one of the most important writers in modern Russian literature. But, ...

As a boy, Lenin used to be very talented, and had a cynical temper Little Volodya Ulyanov, who would look in the face of every Soviet person from the October star badge, used to be a real handful ...

We have traced how the architecture of Russian churches changed from ancient times to present day, in line with “fashion trends” and technological ...

Soviet Union, the Congress of Soviets, Soviet of Federation – the word has been and is still widely used in Russia, but what does it exactly mean?

During the 70 years of the existence of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the number of constituent parts changed, but most of the time there were 15 of them. Here is the list.