Category: History
In 1973, David Bowie traveled to the Soviet Union. Since he was afraid to fly, he was returning from Japanese tour to England by trans-Siberian express “Vladivostok – Moscow”. …
Before the availability of the tape recorder and during the 1950s, Young Soviet “stilyagi” (hipsters) of the 1940s-50s would distribute banned music (including jazz) on bootlegged records made from …
VKontakte, the largest social networking service in Russia, is Holy Grail of obscure and offbeat communities. One of them is Atypical USSR (unssr), which is actually a collection of …
Recently, an unusual museum-restaurant was opened on Moscow’s historical street of Arbat. Actually, the place is a 3 bedroom apartment, where each room has a decor of 60-ties, 80-ties …
“Since the end of Soviet era, the pervasive sight of kiosks selling everything under-the-sun has becomes a feature of the Russian landscape. In any city of Russia you will …
Memories of his son: “I once asked my father what he was thinking about when he was photographed. He said – ‘I was thinking if I would get a …
There are few of us who know that behind this historical name, “Dersu Uzala” is hiding an captivating story. Dersu Uzala, was actually the guide of the Russian explorer …
Even though Russian cars are less known today, the automotive production is still a significant part of the industry in Russia. With more than 600.000 employees, Russia is the …
On 19 May 1922, All-Union Pioneer Organization was founded. The origin of the Pioneer movement comes from Scouting. In 1917, there was a relatively extensive network of children’s scout …
