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Can a Buddhist monk dead for almost a century still be alive?
22 years ASLEEP: The man who took a nap in the Russian Empire and woke up in Soviet Russia
Possessed: How Russia’s North copes with a strange mass hysteria
Why was Nicholas I dubbed ‘gendarme of Europe’?
Why is Russia the ‘country of elephants’?
Why did Soviet leaders and celebrities change their first & last names to Russian ones?
How a painter with no arms or legs painted icons and the Romanovs’ portraits (PICS)
5 urban legends about Rasputin - the ‘wizard’ of the Romanovs
Why does Russia send so few women to space?
Mikhail Gorbachev: How the world will remember the first & only president of the USSR
Why wasn’t Peter the Great buried for 6 entire years?
Everyday Soviet life - captured in color! (PHOTOS)
Why were Russian noblemen always in debt?
Who was the person who died with Gagarin? (PHOTOS)
5 best spots for ASTRO TOURISM in Russia (PHOTOS)
Why did the Chukchi practice wife swapping?
‘Laskovy May’: The SHOCKING story of USSR’s first boy band
To whom is the only art installation on the Moon dedicated? (PHOTOS)
Russian history in MUSIC: Biggest hits from every era (VIDEOS)
Is it possible to visit Russia as a tourist right now? (Q&A)
The most unusual icons you have ever seen (PHOTOS)
Drinks and foods Russian aristocrats considered ‘improper’ (PICS)
Meet the Russian desman, one of the rarest and WEIRDEST animals (PHOTOS)
Ruskeala: A tourist mecca on the site of an old marble canyon (PHOTOS)
What famous Russian writers looked like before they changed their image (PHOTOS)
Food in Russian art (PICS)
These quintessential Russian things are actually NOT Russian (PHOTOS)
The art of dance through the eyes of Russian artists (PICS)
Nicholas II’s family yachts (PHOTOS)
A record number of people received Russian citizenship in 2021 (INFOGRAPHIC)
How many Russian space missions have ended in tragedy throughout history? (INFOGRAPHICS)
How the USSR’s first Oscar affected the outcome of WWII
‘Roll your lip back up’: What does this Russian expression mean?
How shamans were persecuted in the Soviet Union
What became of the First Woman in Space?
How an airliner with 365 passengers survived a terrorist explosion onboard
How 2 hippos were rescued with drugs and vodka (PHOTOS)
‘Moscow does not believe in tears’: What’s the meaning behind the popular phrase?
Which foreign sports clubs are owned by Russians?
What typical Russian courtyards look like today (PHOTOS)
Why do ALL men in Russia get greetings on February 23?
How much money would you receive if you were a pensioner in Russia?
Welcome to Svetlogorsk - the only official ‘slow city’ in Russia (PHOTOS)
Why do the Nanai people only have 30 different last names?
How I visited one of the most controversial corners of Russia - and it blew me away (PHOTOS)
6 MAGNIFICENT triumphal arches in Russia (PHOTOS)
The 7 MOST-awarded Russian movies of all time
Behold the STUNNING variety of natural colors in Russia’s regions (PHOTOS)
Having survived the Nazis, this woman secretly trained COMBAT DOLPHINS for the Soviets
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