Russia

Great Pretenders

Article by Alexander Grobovsky about the contenders and the false-heirs of the Russian throne.

Paintings by Lermontov

10 paintings by Lermontov - great russian poet and writer.

Russian Proverbs about Wife and Husband

28 proverbs about wife and husband in Russian with transliteration and tranlation to English.

Russian Idioms and its Meaning

Three most common russian idioms with its meanings, translation into English and English equivalents. Drawings by Vladimir Tilman.

Learn Russian: Pushkin's Poetry

Drinking Song, The Prophet, The Nightingale and the Rose by Alexandr Pushkin translated to English by Margaret Wettlin.

Russian Proverbs about Animals with Translate to English

Better a bluebird in hand than a crane in the sky... Learn Russian: Russian proverbs about animals with translate to English.

Yuri Yakovlev: The Boy Who Yawned

Sentimental story by Yuri Yakovlev (Hovkin) about dogs and people.

How One Girl Saved Her People

The folk tales of the peoples of Russia: An Evenk folktale about a girl who saved her people from Kotura.

Rebuilding Faces: Mikhail Gerasimov

Article about Mikhail Gerasimov, the founder and director of the Plastic Reconstruction Laboratory of the Institute of Ethnography of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Russian Art Treasures: Valentin Serov

By Boris Asafyev from the book Russian Painting. Thoughts and Reflections.

Cuisine of Old Russia: Fried Meat

Try to fry meat with potatoes using this easy-to-cook russian recipe.

Cuisine of Old Russia: Meat in Beer

Meet in Beer - it's old russian dish. Try to cook it with this easy-to-cook recipe.

Cuisine of Old Russia: Russian Pokhlyobka

To cook 4 portions of old russian thick soup you will need beef with bone, potatoes, onions and... white wine.

Cuisine of Old Russia: Vladimir Salad Recipe

Try this old russian salad with beets, so-called Vladimir Salad.

Russian Cuisine: Pancakes

Traditional recipe of russian thin pancakes. You will need flour, eggs, milk, a little sugar and a lot of time.

Russian Cuisine: Chicken Surprise

Recipe of old soviet dish - all you need is chicken, white bread, eggs, butter and pinch of salt.

Pryaniki - Spiced Biscuits with Honey

Recipe of traditional russian biscuits with honey, so-called Pryaniki.

Russian Cuisine: Kundyubki or Bear's Ears

The old recipe from Russia - try to cook russian dish with funny name Kundyubki or Bear's Ears.

Russian Cuisine: Pancakes with Liver Recipe

Try to cook delicious russian dish - Pancakes with liver. This easy recipe will bring you a lot of pleasure.

Tale of Tile Tiles - The tiles of Russian churches

The article about ussian artist Mikhail Vrubel.