A group of kids approach as we arrive on the main square of the legendary Soviet summer camp, Artek. Dressed in the same colorful uniform, they greet us with a chant, "Artekovtsi! Our beloved Artek!

Freemasonry came to Russia in 1731 when Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England Lord Lowell appointed Captain John Phillips Grand Master of Russia, who subsequently preached among a small circle of ...

Pictures taken by the last tsar’s family capture some vivid moments of his turbulent reign that saw the Russia-Japan War, the carnage of WWI, and mass riots and rallies, before ending tragically in ...

You probably never heard of Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, the men immortalized in bronze on Moscow's main square. The merchant and the prince played a crucial role in the nation's history, saving ...

From chaos and crime to freedom and opportunity - this period in Russian history was sort of a roller coaster ride - one we commonly refer to as the “wild 90s”. Do you remember a time before iPhones ...

The Civil War in Russia was a time of merciless fighting between the Reds and Whites. A century ago the Bolsheviks resorted to their own Red Terror in a bid for ...

They are still much loved in modern Russia. Considered better than most by many, these songs perfectly transmit the feelings of people who survived the most brutal war in human history. Originally ...

From the Arctic Circle to Kazakhstan, from the western borders to the Far East — the Gulag system in Stalin's time encompassed the entire USSR. “Gulag” is often used to describe any Soviet prison or ...

During the 70 years of the existence of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the number of constituent parts changed, but most of the time there were 15 of them. Here is the list. In the beginning ...

The Russian royal family had numerous palaces, mansions and dachas (summer houses) throughout Russia (and what is now, in some cases, abroad) and many of them are veritable architectural masterpieces.

This is the architectural complex inside the Kremlin walls, which includes the early 19th-century Palace, the Terem Palace (the Tsars residence in 17 th century), the Palace of Facets (the hall for ...

The Russian Civil War opened a window of opportunity for Japan. Its ambitions extended not only to the Russian coast of the Pacific Ocean, but to the whole of vast Siberia, too. The large-scale ...