Makovsky painted ‘The Kissing Rite’ in his Paris studio in 1895; a year later, he presented it at the All-Russian exhibition ...

The Guard in 18th-century Russia loosely resembled the Praetorians of the Roman Empire. It was often up to them to decide who ...

Long winters, strong winds and extremely low temperatures – these settlements are located in the harshest climates imaginable ...

Larina is simple, but a very nice old woman,” the author writes about Praskovya Larina. But, the “old woman” was probably no ...

You need to boil potatoes, beetroots and carrots - everything is very cheap and accessible. Then peel them and mix with ...

Saints canonized before the division of the church into Catholic and Orthodox are equally revered by both faiths. For example ...

The cold season is no reason to stay at home. Let's visit Father Frost (Russian Santa Claus), hunt for the northern lights ...

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This is not an ordinary idol, this is the idol of the master of the Angara taiga! On the top of a hill, located on the left ...

If someone's speech is called “бред сивой кобылы” (“bred sivoy kobyly”) or "gray mare's ravings", it means that the person ...

Stalingrad, as the city was then called, survived one of the most terrible battles in human history. See how the city, ...