In this latest report in our Pandemic travel series, our columnist first soaks in Sochi’s main attractions, before heading to the peaceful and charming rural parts of the region. On the day I ...

Everything you wanted to know about the USSR’s notorious security apparatus. From its inception and until the end of the Soviet Union, the KGB was a prominent force in Soviet politics and society.

Kira Lisitskaya (Photo: Evgeny Biyatov/Sputnik; Legion Media; Ural-66, Yolya, Ivtorov CC BY-SA 4.0) Hearty soups, tender desserts, fluffy pastry… Russian cuisine includes a huge number of dishes ...

Lush, toasty and easy to eat on the go! This pastry has won the hearts of Russians since the Middle Ages! In old times, there were no burgers and french fries in Russia, but there was plenty of ...

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 ...

The Russian president likes to spontaneously recite Russian poetry or quotes from foreign classics, and his favorite books include both children's fairy tales and major historical writings.

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 Soviet times, the USSR was often ...

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. In the ...

From ancient times, different peoples living on Russian territory practiced a wide variety of burial rites. There were the Slavic kurgans, the underground house tombs of Altai, the above-the ...

Some claim the book is always better than the film. Others argue that screen adaptations help give new life to books that no longer thrill and challenge. Whatever side of the debate you take, have ...

It's 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was an enemy to Russians. So how did he end up as one of their most revered figures? In 1806, the Most Holy Synod declared Napoleon ...

Is Old Slavonic a direct ancestor of the Russian language? What are its origins and who spoke it? We debunk all the myths that you might frequently meet in Slavophile internet sources and discussions.