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A fountain that UNITED all the Soviet republics! (VIDEO)
How did Russia say goodbye to Peter the Great? (VIDEO)
Untranslatable Russian: 'Душа' (VIDEO)
What's inside the most BEAUTIFUL house in old Moscow?
This Soviet woman created the first «live» plague vaccine (VIDEO)
Did the last tsar's daughter Anastasia actually SURVIVE? (VIDEO)
The largest helicopter in the world! (VIDEO)
Why did Russians riot because of… potatoes? (VIDEO)
Untranslatable Russian: 'Toska' (VIDEO)
No, Moscow was NOT built on seven hills! (VIDEO)
How did ‘shchi’ soup become a symbol of Russian cuisine? (VIDEO)
The best Soviet armored train (VIDEO)
A REAL Romanov crown at a beauty pageant? (VIDEO)
How Prokudin-Gorsky took COLOR photos more than 100 years ago (VIDEO)
What was Nicholas II's THIRD daughter like? (VIDEO)
Why do Russians use brackets instead of smileys? (VIDEO)
This is the best Soviet tank of World War II (VIDEO)
How Soviet dogs fought against the Nazis? (VIDEO)
The most impressive monument to World War I in Russia (VIDEO)
What was the name of Nicholas II's second daughter? (VIDEO)
The Russian flag – when and how did it appear? (VIDEO)
How Vladimir Lenin was once robbed (VIDEO)
One of the most beautiful spots in Moscow! (VIDEO)
Who was the ONLY female admiral in the Russian Navy?
Why did Stalin REFUSE to rescue his son from Nazi captivity? (VIDEO)
How did Nina Sokolova become the FIRST Soviet female diver? (VIDEO)
Why did peasants in Old Rus' seek out 'witches'? (VIDEO)
The most CATASTROPHIC Western spy failures in USSR history (VIDEO)
How Chinese bandits terrorized the Russian Empire (VIDEO)
What did the Red Army eat during World War II? (VIDEO)
These are Moscow's OLDEST restaurants! (VIDEO)
Why did the USSR have nightlife only intended for foreign tourists, but not Soviets? (VIDEO)
Why were the Chukchi considered great warriors? (VIDEO)
What was Olga, the eldest daughter of Nicholas II, like? (VIDEO)
Can you name any traditional Russian headdresses? (VIDEO)
What kind of person was Nicholas II's only son? (VIDEO)
Did Rasputin really have a healing gift? (VIDEO)
Are Pushkin & Dumas really the same person? (VIDEO)
This Russian woman became a heroine of two world wars (VIDEO)
Russian UNESCO travel randomizer - Part 2 (VIDEO)
This Soviet pilot fought in World War II without an arm! (VIDEO)
How a Soviet girl built a TANK! (VIDEO)
Did you know Max Factor was a Russian emigrant? (VIDEO)
How the Yakuts also celebrate New Year in summer! (VIDEO)
How did Hitler plan to conquer the Soviet Union? (VIDEO)
4 Russian cities lost forever! (VIDEO)
Russian UNESCO travel randomizer - Part 1 (VIDEO)
How did Russia get its coat of arms? (VIDEO)
5 facts about the Russian language that everyone should know (VIDEO)
This Soviet traitor cost the country BILLIONS in leaked secrets! (VIDEO)
Why was the West so afraid of Soviet trains? (VIDEO)
How Stalin's youngest son survived WWII (VIDEO)
Cases – the most challenging part of the Russian language! (VIDEO)
Russia used to have its own 'demonic possession' epidemic (VIDEO)
How to ignore bad advice and enjoy as much condensed milk as you want! (VIDEO)
How were Chuvash women recognized? By sound! (VIDEO)
Where did the phrase “Russia is the home of elephants” come from? (VIDEO)
What surprises does the inaccessible Putorana Plateau hide? (VIDEO)
Where did the Amber Room go? (VIDEO)
Learn some Russian restaurant vocabulary (VIDEO)
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