There are few countries in the world with as much variety of traditional sweets as Portugal. The immense variety of...

There are 15 cities in Russia with more than 1 million inhabitants. Russia is a huge country and so these...

How do you choose a name? By the way it sounds? By its meaning? By family traditions? Many parents choose...

It may seem silly, but the answer to "what continent is Russia on?" is much more complicated. Europe or Asia?...

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Like all peoples of the world, the Russian people have developed over the centuries a vast array of proverbs and...

The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is one of the largest museums in Russia with over 100 000 works of...

The first Siberian city was founded in 1586. Tyumen has been unofficially titled the oil and gas capital of Russia....

No Russian can hear "Volga" without picturing the river's vast, thundering waters, gracious ships, and hovering ivory gulls. Mother Volga's...

One of the holiest places in all of Russia, the stunning Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra and the surrounding town...