This is probably the most famous Russian composer known around the world. And maybe even one of the most famous composers… ...

Golden leaves in the parks, foggy morning embankments of the Moskva River and cozy evening streets – see how the fall season ...

It’s always been popular in the world to give nicknames to rulers that stood out. Russia is no exception! Pavel Kuzmichev, Третьяковская галерея; Валентин Шияновский/Sputnik; Legion Media Some of the ...

Euphrosinia Kersnovskaya spent almost 20 years in Gulag camps and in exile. She not only left memoirs by regularly writing ...

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The 18-year-old medical student will represent Russia at the Miss Universe 2024 contest in Mexico City in November.

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Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the Mari El Republic, is known throughout the country as a city with replicas of world landmarks.

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It seems that there was nothing foreign made behind the Iron Curtain – only domestic. And yet, you could find almost ...

The formal version of the name is Мария (Mariya), while the informal one is Маша (Masha). However, family members and friends can use diminutive forms of the name - for example, Машенька (Mashen’ka), ...

In 2006, actor Vasily Livanov received the Order of the British Empire, Fifth Class, at the British Embassy in Moscow. On ...