Russia’s wolf population is the highest in the world. It’s no wonder that these gray forest dwellers have appeared in so many Russian expressions and proverbs. This is a very popular saying.

Count Alexei Bestuzhev-Ryumin lived in Europe from a young age. In 1707, he and his brother Mikhail went to study in Copenhagen and, a few years later, moved to Berlin. He was especially good at ...

The abandoned marble quarries of Karelia have now turned into the ‘Ruskeala Park’. The main attractions there include a large canyon filled with blue water and underground cave passages.

The Guard in 18th-century Russia loosely resembled the Praetorians of the Roman Empire. It was often up to them to decide who would occupy the throne and for how long. The 18th century in Russian ...

Emperor Alexander II was the first to develop the picturesque Livadia area on the southern coast of Crimea. In 1861, he bought an estate there and built the Grand Palace as a gift to his wife.

This was one of the first experiments in Russian cinema in the horror genre. Yakov Protazanov's movie, based on Pushkin's story, strikes a disturbing atmosphere and masterful depiction of the main ...

The painting has a subtitle – “Feast at Boyar Morozov’s”. The artist captured a fragment from Alexei Tolstoy’s novel ‘Prince Serebryany’, where the young wife of a house owner comes ...

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Yakutia is the coldest region in Russia, where winter temperatures are usually -40°C (-40°F) and below. But, the record holder there is Verkhoyansk, located above the Arctic Circle. A ...

The ‘Kino’ rock band and its frontman were iconic in the music scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s and considered true symbols of perestroika. This composition was written back in 1986 ...

MikhailMishchenko/Getty Images This Russian city is the administrative center of Amur Region and is located on the border with China. Here are its three of its main symbols. This embankment is 6.3 ...

Learning a language is always easier when you can visualize the words. Here’s a picture that will help you memorize words devoted to the topic of colors!