Did you know that, at the beginning of the 20th century, foreigners filmed alternative movie endings for Russian audiences? It's true: movie fans in the Russian Empire appreciated dramatic ...

Before 1918, distances in Russia were measured not in kilometers, but in versts. Incidentally, they differ slightly from each other: one verst is 500 sazhens or 1066.8 meters. Verst posts were ...

Freemasonry came to Russia in 1731 when Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England Lord Lowell appointed Captain John Phillips Grand Master of Russia, who subsequently preached among a small ...

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 ...

When it comes to jewelers of the Russian Imperial court, the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge, which produced gem-encrusted Easter eggs, cigarette cases made of precious metals, and ...

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 ...

イーゴリ・モイセーエフ名称民族舞踊団の今シーズンのポスターに踊る80という数字。これにはいささか戸惑いを覚えずにはいられない。という ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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!

La intervención de Rusia en el conflicto sirio, que comenzó en 2011, fue precedida de un comunicado oficial de Bashar al-Asad a Putin en el que le solicitaba ayuda militar. La base aérea de ...

Mestetsky's shorts started winning awards at prestigious film festivals back in the late 2000s, however, until last year he was known in Russia more as a scriptwriter than director. Mikhail wrote ...