From the student bench to retirement in one place – the career of many Soviet citizens resembled this. But, how did they find ...

The Lena Pillars are a wonder of the world in Yakutia, the largest and coldest region of Russia. The rocks of incredible ...

Max Otto von Stierlitz is a cover name of a Soviet intelligence officer and super spy Maxim Isayev. He managed to infiltrate ...

On November 16, in the ‘Battle of Krasnoye’, the commander suffered a crushing defeat and, at the head of the remnants of his routed troops, found himself cut off from the main forces. At night, ...

Today, it is a small city with a population of only 100,000. However, in the 18th century, Tobolsk was the capital of the ...

Here is my village, here is my native land,” wrote Ivan Surikov. Or was it a selo? Or maybe an urban-type settlement? Let’s ...

The ‘Art Nouveau’ house fell into disrepair in the 2000s, but was successfully restored and now, once again, attracts both ...

Usually, icons depict saints or martyrs. But, one of them features an image of the great poet. How did that happen?

Red Army commanders highly valued the ‘Willys’ for its excellent driving characteristics. And, after the war, provincial ...

Fall is made for rustling leaves in the Tauride Garden and wandering along the Fontanka Embankment with a tea in hand. Don't ...

This romantic composition was allegedly Yury Gagarin’s favorite song!