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This Soviet biplane first took to the skies in 1947. It was actively used in the civil air fleet, cargo transportation and ...

You can admire them at any time of the year, but, with the onset of cold weather, these villages become just fabulously ...

Listening to this song, you won't be able to resist the temptation to dance! That’s because it’s one of the most popular Soviet and Russian ...

A nightmare for all foreigners. A mayonnaise dish you would either hate or love. And an absolute must on the Russian New Year ...

Take a walk around winter fairs, see cities in bright, colorful decorations and, of course, take part in the fun party ...

Jack London, Theodore Dreiser, Irwin Shaw, Mark Twain are just a few of the writers whose works were adapted for the screen ...

About a task that has not even been started yet, one could say: “Конь не валялся” (“Kon ne valyalsa”) or “The horse hasn’t ...

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

In 1955, the careers of several prominent party figures and officials were ruined because of this incident. It turned out that several ministers and academicians, including the USSR Minister of ...