01.01.2017

The Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible (part 1)

The territory of Kolomenskoye was once the residence of the Russian princes….
30.12.2016

The Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible (part 2)

Read the first part of our article about the lost library of Ivan the Terrible…
28.12.2016

Melnikov House

This strange, avant-garde house is not that easy to find…
25.12.2016

The Boundaries of Moscow

here were times когда каждый москвич мог быть уверен (when every Muscovite could be sure)…
23.12.2016

Eleevsky Shop in Moscow

I read that the building on Tverskaya street, 14 can be considered the architectural expression of the description of Chekhov’s playwright “Вишнёвый сад”…
21.12.2016

Russian Idioms: “Выносить сор из избы”

Выносить сор из избы (to take the litter out of the house or as we say in English to wash one’s dirty linen in public)…
17.12.2016

Russian Expression: “Владимир на Шее”

Russian Expression: “Владимир на Шее”…
01.12.2016

Domes of Russian Orthodox Churches

A bit of history…
22.11.2016

Defender of the Motherland Day

There are few interesting facts about that special holiday…
17.11.2016

Russian Words Evolution

Are the words “победа” (victory)…