Mount Elbrus: the highest mountain in Europe
Mount Elbrus – the highest mountain of the Caucasus Mountains ridge, occupies an important place in the Great Caucasus system. Geologists have come up...
Culture
The State Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is one of the largest museums in Russia with over 100 000 works of art - icons, paintings, graphics and sculpture - spanning...
30 Russian Proverbs and Sayings full of wisdom
Like all peoples of the world, the Russian people have developed over the centuries a vast array of proverbs and sayings. These words, filled with popular wisdom, reflect the...
100 amazing Fyodor Dostoevsky quotes full of wisdom
Dostoevsky quotes reflect not only his literary quality but also his thoughts on human life. They are quotes where suffering, love, death and the human condition are always present....
Society
Soviet cars: 6 brands that made history in the Soviet Union
When you think of some of the classic vehicles to emerge from the Soviet era it’s easy to build an image of a lumbering...
