In many cuisines you can find something that looks like dumplings. In Russian cuisine we have pelmeni or vareniki. They are called...

Playlist of Russian songs that are popular at the moment or are just famous. Not all of the singers are Russians, some of them might be...

The Catholic Easter has just been celebrated so now it's time for the Orthodox Easter. We celebrate it one week later - 8th of April this...

Russia is an enormous country where you can find absolutely different landscapes. Altai Mountains (or Алтайские горы in Russian) are...

Few years ago I found a really funny book on Russians - The Xenophobe's Guide to the Russians. In this book you can find interesting...

8th of March is a special day in Russia, like in many other countries. But in Russia and (in some post Soviet countries) it is a holiday!...

What comes first to your mind when you think about Russian winter? Tons of snow, bears walking around, cold and temperature always around...

Syrniki (Сырники) is a perfect breakfast dish that is easy and quick to cook. It's a mix of cottage cheese, eggs, flour and sugar. Easy,...

The beginning of the year is full of holidays: starting with a 10-day New Year/Christmas break, the Old New Year on January 14 and...

Technologies made traveling much easier. Today, even if you don't speak the language of the country, there are apps that will help you...

For last almost 5 years I've been living abroad and so far I've met only a few people that actually went there. But absolutely all of...