Empress Catherine was born as Sophie Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst (Principality of Holy Roman Empire) on 2 May 1729 in a family of high nobility but not belonging to a ...
The day of Spring and Labour in Moscow (Праздник весны и труда)
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Major international celebration, the May day is an important public holiday in Russia as in ...
Located in the north-east of Moscow, the Golden Ring is the space between the Volga and Kliazma, bounded by former princely cities, namely:
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The factory was founded in 1851 by Theodore Ferdinand von Einem, a German, who had arrived a year earlier. He began by producing sawed sugar then created in the Arbat a ...
The Writings of Vladimir Nabokov: About His Life and Work
Vladimir Nabokov ( 22/04/1899 2/07/1977) is a famous Russian and American writer. He was born in St. Petersburg in ...
Lenin (22/04/1870 - 21/01/1924) is certainly one of the most famous personalities and the most important in the history of the twentieth century and the history of Russia. ...
A Walk in a Park: The Kolomenskoye Museum
Kolomenskoye museum is surrounded by a park and an ancient village with several Orthodox churches. It is located 10 km in the south ...
Easter is the most important celebration of Christendom. It commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. In principle, this is the ...
Like in any big city, Moscow Traffic Jam is an experience of its own. Moscow is mired in daily traffic. This is a real problem, since every day, thousands of users spend ...
There is no doubt, that these two cities are the heart of Russia, both culturally and historically. It is also true that when the rest of the world refers to Russia, we talk ...
Numerous Moscow Districts only add to the charm this lady possesses. For its size, it is not difficult to imagine that Moscow has a large number of districts (районы) ! ...
Everyone knows what the Bolshoi theatre is, as symbolic for Russia as the Eiffel Tower is for France or Big Ben for England. Its image is also on the Russian bill of 100 ...