The winter old man with gifts became a necessary character of the New Year only in the Soviet years, but this character has ...

An incredible fairy tale that will make you believe that all dreams can come true. Even Disney would love to adapt this story ...

Love triangle drama is as old as the world. But, this song gives it a Soviet twist, because it is performed by a lady who denies her love, due to moral reasons. It’s also part of the popular ...

How about ice cream in a flying saucer or coffee at an altitude of 330 meters? These original cafes were especially popular ...

You'll be surprised, but the English words 'nose', 'secret', 'goose', as well as a few others, actually sound very familiar ...

This meal is famous for being incredibly soft and literally melting in your mouth... and there is an interesting secret ...

If someone says “на голубом глазу” (“na golubom glazu”) or “in the blue eye”, they are not telling the truth. But, they are ...

‘Atlant’ is the brainchild of the ‘Myasishchev’ Design Bureau. In fact, to transport such space components as mentioned above ...

Count Alexei Bestuzhev-Ryumin lived in Europe from a young age. In 1707, he and his brother Mikhail went to study in ...

Russia’s wolf population is the highest in the world. It’s no wonder that these gray forest dwellers have appeared in so many ...

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The abandoned marble quarries of Karelia have now turned into the ‘Ruskeala Park’. The main attractions there include a large ...