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5 MAIN female symbols of the Russian mass culture
How Soviet movies were shown abroad
How did a painting by a Russian artist end up on… the island of Java?
How a movie by Soviet director Vladimir Menshov conquered the WORLD
What is going on in Konstantin Makovsky’s painting ‘Boyar Wedding Feast’?
Christmas & New Year Fairs in the paintings of Russian artists (PICS)
8 Russian sports movies you can’t miss!
In what paintings can you find the treasures of the Moscow Kremlin? (PICS)
Top 10 Russian memes (PHOTOS)
What’s the difference between the Hermitage & the Winter Palace?
10 facts about GUM, the renowned store on the Red Square (PHOTOS)
10 museums & centers in Moscow, which you can visit for FREE
Dionisy’s frescoes: How Old Russia’s most famous iconographer painted a remote northern monastery
Why was it believed that February 29 brings bad luck?
10 Soviet spy movies you can watch online for FREE
Who is the model in 'Unknown Woman', Kramskoi's famous painting in the Tretyakov Gallery?
5 ancient artifacts found in Russia that will make your jaw drop! (PHOTOS)
What do you mean by ‘inside out’ (‘shivorot-navyvorot’)?
Russia’s ‘Man in the Iron Mask’: Why was a royal baby sent to die in prison?
An artist recreates wintery Moscow with… plasticine! (PICS)
Top 25 Russia Beyond articles (you may have missed) in 2023
10 most extravagant halls of the Hermitage you shouldn’t miss! (PHOTOS)
The 9 most important Russian icon painters you should know (PICS)
6 WORST cases of vandalism in Russian museums (PHOTOS)
What traditions, rites & holidays were invented in the USSR in place of Orthodox Christian ones?
Moscow made out of… plasticine!? (PHOTOS)
Three icons of the Mother of God that protected Russia
Yekaterina Furtseva – the most influential woman in Soviet culture (PHOTOS)
All the MUST-SEE spots on an Altai Mountain road trip! (VIDEO)
Tyva Republic: shamans, buddhists, nomads and big sky country in Russia’s South Siberia (VIDEO)
Easter eggs and USSR references in ‘Atomic Heart’
Joseph Brodsky: Why was the prominent Russian poet stripped of citizenship?
3 facts about Russian vodka
How Russia made BETTER champagne than the French
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What were wedding rituals like in the Soviet Union? (PHOTOS)
Why is St. Petersburg regarded as Russia's cultural capital?
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