Russian currency is a historical concept that refers to the monetary units used in Russia before the advent of the Russian ruble. In different historical periods, different monetary systems and currencies existed in Russia.
For most Europeans and Americans, Christmas remains the main winter holiday. Of course, New Year's Eve is celebrated all over the world, however, the most cheerful and richest gifts for celebrations still fall on Catholic Christmas December...
June 3rd, 2020 marks the 97th anniversary of the opening of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg. Below are ten facts about this unique museum.
The funds of...
The celebration of International Women's Day in modern Russia is primarily associated with an extra day off and obligatory flowers and gifts for women, while the initial political and social meanings of the date remain almost unaddressed....
The number of applications from foreign students in Russia increased by 20 percent in 2019. Almost 115 thousand international applicants decided to get higher education in Russia in 2019.
Since ancient times, the Christian religion was filled with special signs that were embodied in the architecture of temples. What is the meaning of the shape, color, and the number of domes of the Russian Orthodox Church?
For those who are tired of the mainstream on radio and music channels, here is the list of 5 diverse indie music bands from Russia. These bands do not tailor their songs to artificial format frames and...
The soloists of the Russian academic choir of the Ministry of the Interior became the stars of YouTube.
After the appearance of a video on YouTube called Russian Police "Get...
Russia is a multinational country where you can taste the most different, sometimes very exotic, dishes of many nationalities - from Tatar chak-chak (dough with honey dessert) to Yakut planed (freshly frozen fish or meat). The traditional...
Moscow architectural bureau Megabudka presented a draft of the national Russian architectural style. The concept includes the main directions in architecture, characteristic for different periods of Russian history. There is a wooden architecture, as well as Luzhkovsky...