These churches not only bring spiritual light, but also light the way for sailors. Discover the stories behind these Russian ...

These ladies are not only incredibly beautiful, but they are also very talented and very much in demand in the movie industry.

Our faithful four-legged friends are always close by: they help geologists in the Far North, assist border guards across the ...

Emperor Paul I and one of the leaders of the Bolsheviks, Leon Trotsky, wanted to take away the main source of wealth from the British.

That very same late 19th century Russian romance song that is famous around the world!

According to legend, the church was built on the site where Prince Vladimir was baptized. We highlight what you need to know ...

A giant epic novel about the Cossack life on the backdrop of Russia’s most turbulent times – the Revolution and the Civil War ...

Theater interpreter Alexander Kahl moved to the Urals in the most criminal of times, the early 1990s. But, amazingly enough, ...

Paul I lived in the Mikhailovsky Castle for only forty days. And Peter I came up with a project for a mansion on the seashore ...

Throughout the history of cinema, the Russian writer's novels and short stories have been adapted hundreds of times for the ...

Except for works describing real historical events, such as ‘War and Peace’ or ‘The Captain's Daughter’, Russian writers ...

A loving couple sailing in a boat; a funny pair of snails; a girl reading a book while hugging her favorite teddy bear – ...