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One of the main Soviet artists of the second half of the 20th century died early and tragically, but still managed to create ...

Nothing good can be expected if someone threatens: “Я тебе покажу, где раки зимуют!” (“Ya tebe pokazhu gde raki zimuyut”) or ...

Journalist Svetlana Lomakina has been interviewing expats from different countries living all over Russia for several years ...

The plots of these classic works are heartbreaking and we sincerely empathize with their protagonists.

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People in the rear worked tirelessly to ensure that the Red Army did not need anything. At the same time, they used every ...

Before Peter the Great came to power and built St. Petersburg, Russian great princes and tsars lived in the Moscow Kremlin.

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Tobolsk, now a small city, was the capital of Siberia several centuries ago. Its 17th-century white-stone kremlin has been ...

It's a whole detective story! Before meeting the French writer, the woman fled Russia after a high-profile criminal scandal.