A person who pretends to be unhappy in order to make others pity them is called a “сирота Казанская” (“sirota Kazanskaya”) or ...

This Soviet biplane first took to the skies in 1947. It was actively used in the civil air fleet, cargo transportation and ...

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Jack London, Theodore Dreiser, Irwin Shaw, Mark Twain are just a few of the writers whose works were adapted for the screen ...

A nightmare for all foreigners. A mayonnaise dish you would either hate or love. And an absolute must on the Russian New Year ...

Take a walk around winter fairs, see cities in bright, colorful decorations and, of course, take part in the fun party ...

You can admire them at any time of the year, but, with the onset of cold weather, these villages become just fabulously ...

The most popular names in Russia in 2024 were Mikhail and Sofia. In Moscow, according to the Department of the Civil Registry ...

About a task that has not even been started yet, one could say: “Конь не валялся” (“Kon ne valyalsa”) or “The horse hasn’t ...

Founded in 1255 by the Teutonic Knights, Königsberg became part of the USSR after World War II. In 1946, it changed its name ...

Many of them were severely destroyed after the Nazi occupation. This is what they look like now. If using any of Russia Beyond's content, partly or in full, always provide an active hyperlink to ...