A group of kids approach as we arrive on the main square of the legendary Soviet summer camp, Artek. Dressed in the same colorful uniform, they greet us with a chant, "Artekovtsi! Our beloved Artek!

Nights in the trenches, rusks, tinned food, vodka, shell shock, injuries, death, courage, duty - stories from the Great Fatherland War often share the same horrific details. All those lucky enough ...

In the space of just nine months in 1917 Russia underwent two revolutions, changing the country's destiny forever. In February the Russian monarchy collapsed. In October, squeezing out the ...

It is often described as "an encyclopedia of classical dance". This three-act ballet with its prologue and apotheosis comprises everything created by the genre of classical ballet over the three ...

Peter the Great brought the European tradition of formal dances to Russia. These balls left their mark not only on history, but on Russian literature, too. The glitter of jewels and the shining ...

Za devet mjeseci 1917. godine Rusija je doživjela dvije revolucije koje su zauvijek izmijenile njezin povijesni razvoj. U veljači je pala ruska monarhija, a u listopadu su boljševici potisnuli ...

Eighty years ago Moscow saw the birth of the VDNKh project, the most grandiose exhibition park in the Soviet Union and a showcase of the country's economic achievements. The former glory of the ...

With more than 850000 search queries on Google and e-commerce sites, a growing number of collectors from around the world are trying to get their hands on wristwatches from the USSR. A Moscow ...

The place where everyone can become a pioneer is Chukotka. In this most remote region in the east of Russia. There is an endless tundra, hills covered with snow all year round and hot springs, as ...

Russian scientists have contained an outbreak of the Siberian plague, a bacterial infection known in the West as anthrax, but they believe global warming will bring back even more pathogens, such ...

"Antartica is probably the only place we don't air," says Dmitry Loveiko, managing director of Animaccord Animation Studio. "Even viewers in North Africa know us." This claim from the co-producer ...

The Republic of Mordovia is a place where two ancient peoples live - the Moksha and the Erzya. Both these and others have carefully preserved their culture and ancient traditions. One of the main ...