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Why was Nikolai Leskov called the ‘most Russian writer’?
5 must-read books by Russian writer Nikolai Leskov
The 5 most MOVING love scenes in Russian literature
How Dostoevsky Communicated with… GHOSTS!
5 little-known facts about fabulist Ivan Krylov (PHOTOS)
Why did Europe & Asia fall in love with the ‘Russian La Fontaine’?
Russian literature in exile: 3 waves of emigration
Why does St. Isaac's Cathedral stand in water in this painting?
World's first Ayn Rand museum opens in St. Petersburg
5 facts about the death of Alexander Pushkin
6 Contemporary Russian Choirs
Why is the wolf both a threat & a savior in Russian fairy tales?
How did an ancient myth become the plot of a Russian fairy tale?
How the secret of Turgenev's first love was revealed… 100 years later!
10 Classical Russian Choirs
'Gateway to Russia' launches a curated content hub of Russian books & films in English
Sakhalin Region in 3 Russian words
The only church in which the frescoes of Theophanes the Greek have survived (PHOTOS)
How a snowstorm inspired Alexander Blok
Why did a Russian artist paint a picture in a… PIT? (PICS)
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How Tchaikovsky's ‘mistake’ became a great opera
5 reasons to watch ‘Three Sisters’ — a 2026 Oscar-nominated animated movie (STILLS)
How Mozart almost came to Russia
How a new theater was opened during the Siege of Leningrad
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin: 5 essential books
Top 30 Russian villains in Hollywood blockbusters (PHOTOS)
How a GYPSY Theater came to be in the USSR (PHOTOS)
Meet Kirill Sokolov, the latest Russian to gatecrash Hollywood (PHOTOS)
What Russian classic writers thought about SNOW
'Ponies': How realistic is Moscow & USSR in the new Peacock TV spy series?
4 of Russia's most UNUSUAL museums! (VIDEO)
7 Soviet movies with WINTER atmosphere
Why didn't Vladimir Makovsky exhibit this painting? (PICS)
5 Christmas scenes from Russian literature (PICS)
These items were given to Russia by a British Duchess
How René Clair starred in a silent movie by a Russian director
Winter morning in PAINTINGS by Russian artists
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The Arctic in the paintings of Russian artists (PICS)
5 facts about Russia's main New Year's Eve movie (STILLS)
Three Lives of ‘Snegurochka’ (PICS)
3 images of the STOVE in Russian Fairy Tales
5 facts about Russia's leading frontline poet, Konstantin Simonov
The most amazing map of Russia is... EMBROIDERED! (VIDEO)
Tea drinking in paintings by Russian artists (PICS)
What does a Russian ball of yarn and Ariadne's thread have in common?
What's going on in Grigory Myasoedov's painting?
What’s going on in these paired paintings by Vladimir Makovsky?
What architectural styles can be found in Russia? (PHOTOS)
Alexander Radishchev: The Russian writer who suffered most for his work
How composer Rimsky-Korsakov almost became… a soldier!
Scottish pianist: ‘I decided to learn Russian because of Prokofiev’
Why does ‘Baba Yaga’ fly around in a… giant mortar?
8 main CATS in Russian Culture… Meow!
What's going on in this painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin?
4 legendary fashion designers who visited the USSR (PHOTOS)
How writer Mikhail Prishvin built the first Soviet motorhome (PHOTOS)
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