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Culture 100 MAIN Russian books that everyone should read

This list includes recognized masterpieces of world classics, as well as lesser known stories, novellas, plays and poems, acquaintance with which will be a great discovery for any reader!

Lifestyle 7 cafés in Moscow & St. Petersburg, where you can mingle with animals (PHOTOS)

Hedwig the Owl, as in ‘Harry Potter’, can be found in the Russian capital. And you should only wear high socks when visiting raccoons!

Travel This small church in Russia made it into the Guinness Book of Records!

A small church located in the middle of the Vuoksa River in Leningrad Region is famous not only in Russia. The Church of St. Andrew is recognized as the only one in the world built on an island, the foundation of which was a monolithic rock protruding from the water.

Culture The Evenki from Buryatia repeat their ancestors' patterns on their faces in the photo project ‘Sewn Faces’

The Evenki, an indigenous people of Eastern Siberia, used to tattoo their faces and hands in an unusual way. They took deer hair, dyed it black with stone or soot, threaded it through a needle and literally stitched various ornaments into the skin.

Culture What is happening in Konstantin Makovsky’s painting ‘Boyar Wedding Feast’?

Alexander II’s favorite artist sold this painting for a fabulous 60,000 rubles (which would be around $850,000 today)! Let’s figure out what it’s about and what’s happening on it.

Travel Russian e-visa: FAQ & handy guide (PICS)

How to apply for a Russian e-visa, how to count the number of days you can travel with it and how much does it cost?

Travel How to get a Russian visa in 2025?

Is it possible to visit Russia without a visa, how to obtain an electronic and ordinary visa and what does mutual recognition of visas with Belarus mean?

History Ivan Konev: The Soviet Marshal who finished off Nazi Germany (PHOTOS)

In 1941, Ivan Konev was under threat of a military tribunal and execution. But, by 1945, he became one of the Red Army’s best commanders.

History How the Germans tried to rescue their troops at Stalingrad (PHOTOS)

Had the Germans succeeded in their Operation Winter Storm (Operation Wintergewitter), all the efforts and sacrifices of the Soviet troops which had been heroically defending Stalingrad would have been in vain.

Russian Language Playground

8 free online Russian language courses

Education

8 free online Russian language courses

‘Borscht’ or ‘Borsch’?

Education

‘Borscht’ or ‘Borsch’?

What does the expression “to bring under the monastery” mean?

Education

What does the expression “to bring under the monastery” mean?

Russian Travel Alphabet: Ysyakh

Education

Russian Travel Alphabet: Ysyakh

Buryatia in 3 Russian words

Education

Buryatia in 3 Russian words

Naberezhnye Chelny in 3 Russian words

Education

Naberezhnye Chelny in 3 Russian words

Russian Literature

Retracing the timeline of Alexander Pushkin’s last duel

Retracing the timeline of Alexander Pushkin’s last duel

Why Vladimir Mayakovsky signed his letters as ‘Puppy’

Why Vladimir Mayakovsky signed his letters as ‘Puppy’

What Russian classic writers said about laziness

What Russian classic writers said about laziness

7 reasons why you have to read Chekhov right now

7 reasons why you have to read Chekhov right now

5 new Russian books translated into English in 2024

5 new Russian books translated into English in 2024

Best of Russia

10 reasons to visit Russia this spring

Travel

10 reasons to visit Russia this spring

5 fantastic reasons to visit the Pushkin Museum

Culture

5 fantastic reasons to visit the Pushkin Museum

33 incredible UNESCO sites located in Russia (PHOTOS)

Travel

33 incredible UNESCO sites located in Russia (PHOTOS)

Travel

What you can see along the brand new M12 highway (PHOTOS)

5 things you can ONLY do in Russia!

Lifestyle

5 things you can ONLY do in Russia!

10 international masterpieces you can see only in Russia

Culture

10 international masterpieces you can see only in Russia

Russian Cinema

80 years ago, Eisenstein's movie ‘Ivan the Terrible’ was released

80 years ago, Eisenstein's movie ‘Ivan the Terrible’ was released

6 facts about Sergei Eisenstein’s ‘Battleship Potemkin’

6 facts about Sergei Eisenstein’s ‘Battleship Potemkin’

Meet actor Mark Eidelstein, the Russian star of the TV show ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ (PHOTOS)

Meet actor Mark Eidelstein, the Russian star of the TV show ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ (PHOTOS)

TOP 10 Soviet detective movies you can watch free ONLINE

TOP 10 Soviet detective movies you can watch free ONLINE

10 underrated Soviet movies to watch ONLINE FOR FREE!

10 underrated Soviet movies to watch ONLINE FOR FREE!

Russia 101

Russian e-visa: FAQ & handy guide (PICS)

Travel

Russian e-visa: FAQ & handy guide (PICS)

How to get a Russian visa in 2025?

Travel

How to get a Russian visa in 2025?

Russia & Belarus begin mutual visa recognition

Travel

Russia & Belarus begin mutual visa recognition

Foreigners stay in Russia without a visa is now 90 days a year

Travel

Foreigners stay in Russia without a visa is now 90 days a year

How to get to Russia (INFOGRAPHIC)

Travel

How to get to Russia (INFOGRAPHIC)

Can you become a Russian citizen by marrying a Russian?

Lifestyle

Can you become a Russian citizen by marrying a Russian?

History

Why did many Soviets live in these weird barrels? (VIDEO)

Why did many Soviets live in these weird barrels? (VIDEO)

Why did they hire professional mourners in Old Rus’?

Why did they hire professional mourners in Old Rus’?

Why was Soviet Karate more bloody? (VIDEO)

Why was Soviet Karate more bloody? (VIDEO)

How the Germans tried to rescue their troops at Stalingrad (PHOTOS)

How the Germans tried to rescue their troops at Stalingrad (PHOTOS)

5 Red Army victories over the Nazis before the Battle of Stalingrad

5 Red Army victories over the Nazis before the Battle of Stalingrad

The Most Russian American

How Tim Kirby became ‘the most Russian American’

How Tim Kirby became ‘the most Russian American’

A NATO Sailor Opened a School in Russia (VIDEO)

A NATO Sailor Opened a School in Russia (VIDEO)

From Lebanon to Russia: How a Foreigner Built a Restaurant Business in Moscow (VIDEO)

From Lebanon to Russia: How a Foreigner Built a Restaurant Business in Moscow (VIDEO)

The best food in Russia's most medieval cities (VIDEO)

The best food in Russia's most medieval cities (VIDEO)

More stories

Russian songs translated: ‘American boy’ (Sing with us)

Russian songs translated: ‘American boy’ (Sing with us)

What to do during the winter? (VIDEO)

What to do during the winter? (VIDEO)

8 free online Russian language courses

8 free online Russian language courses

Retracing the timeline of Alexander Pushkin’s last duel

Retracing the timeline of Alexander Pushkin’s last duel

Chinese New Year in Moscow' festival (VIDEO)

Chinese New Year in Moscow' festival (VIDEO)

Stuffed peppers: A hearty meal from Russian grandmas!

Stuffed peppers: A hearty meal from Russian grandmas!

Why did many Soviets live in these weird barrels? (VIDEO)

Why did many Soviets live in these weird barrels? (VIDEO)

7 cafés in Moscow & St. Petersburg, where you can mingle with animals (PHOTOS)

7 cafés in Moscow & St. Petersburg, where you can mingle with animals (PHOTOS)

Traditional life in the North of Russia! (VIDEO)

Traditional life in the North of Russia! (VIDEO)

What does the expression “to bring under the monastery” mean?

What does the expression “to bring under the monastery” mean?

100 MAIN Russian books that everyone should read

100 MAIN Russian books that everyone should read

The Evenki from Buryatia repeat their ancestors' patterns on their faces in the photo project ‘Sewn Faces’

The Evenki from Buryatia repeat their ancestors' patterns on their faces in the photo project ‘Sewn Faces’

This small church in Russia made it into the Guinness Book of Records!

This small church in Russia made it into the Guinness Book of Records!

Popular soups from Russia

Popular soups from Russia

Gee Baller: he fled Nigeria to become a star in Russia (VIDEO)

Gee Baller: he fled Nigeria to become a star in Russia (VIDEO)

Russian Travel Alphabet: Ysyakh

Russian Travel Alphabet: Ysyakh

An American cheesemaker found himself in the Russian countryside (VIDEO)

An American cheesemaker found himself in the Russian countryside (VIDEO)

Baikal-Amur Mainline: A path through taiga and mountains (VIDEO)

Baikal-Amur Mainline: A path through taiga and mountains (VIDEO)

Why did they hire professional mourners in Old Rus’?

Why did they hire professional mourners in Old Rus’?

Russia's Far East is a different planet! (VIDEO)

Russia's Far East is a different planet! (VIDEO)

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