Category: Places

Couples all over the world go to great lengths, while trying to conceive a baby. Chinese are no different. The flow of Chinese tourists to the Murmansk region has …

Matthew Luxmoore is the Moscow correspondent of Radio Free Europe. Recently, he tweeted what he learnt about the history and peculiarities of Tomsk architecture on his visit to the …

Russia is great and vast, and its unique culture, refined architecture, rich history, and beautiful nature leave a lasting impression on you for your whole life. It’s tough to …

In Soviet times, there were a colossal number of Young Pioneer camps all over the Soviet Union; 40,000 to be exact. In the early 90s, after the collapse of …

There’s a monument to a pelmeni in Russia’s Udmurtia region. It’s 3 metres, and the pelmen’/dumpling itself is made of stone. The word pelmen came into Russian from Finno-Ugric …

Russian travel enthusiast takes his SUV to Kostroma region. It is only 400km from Moscow, but if you want to see in which state you will find Russian heartland …

Among other things, Russia is known for its cold and miserable weather. When there is nothing else to do but to dream, locals create their own happy place, that …

When it comes to St. Petersburg, there is no lack of interesting places to see. Besides the famous museums and architecture, there are numerous memorial sites dedicated to WW2. …

What’s this mysterious little tower? According to some, this is an escape exit: Stalinkas are the residential apartment buildings, that were built during the Stalin era all over the …