A person who leads a carefree life and is not threatened by any difficulties is sometimes referred to as being: “Как у Христа ...

In modern Russia, new mothers get to stay on their maternal leave for at least one year or even up to three years, when their ...

Soviet propaganda was quite creative and formed negative perceptions of the church and priests in numerous visual images.

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Picturesque views of Yalta, Gurzuf and Bakhchisarai can be seen in the works of almost every famous Russian artist. And they ...

First time in the Russian capital and your head is spinning from the sights, names of streets and squares? Or something ...

The Zhiguli Mountains are visible directly from the embankment of the Volga River in Samara. They are located in the ...

The title of this novel has become a common phrase. And it raises the issue of two generations that would never understand ...

This song premiered in 1962 on a Soviet radio morning show and, from that time on, it’s become very popular. You can feel the ...

Surprisingly, the completely unprepared animal took such an exciting adventure with absolute ease. This story happened on ...

Quite soon, the Russian government realized that the Californian possessions would not bring in much income. “The South is ...

September and early October in Russia is called the ‘бархатный сезон’ (‘barkhatny sezon’) or ‘velvet season’ for vacationing ...