Is St. Petersburg Russia worth visiting? St. Petersburg is a beautiful port city on the Baltic Sea that has a rich history and cultural offerings. As the second largest city, geographically, in Russia it boasts a population of over 5,000,000 residents. Being that it is a port city its economy is centered around trading but […]
Russian Wooden Doll Name – Matreshka: History, Meaning, Photo
A Matreshka is a small wooden painted doll in which there are some smaller copies of it. The first matreshka who was a round-faced average peasant girl wearing a three-cornered colored painted kerchief and a Russian national smart sarafan appeared not at all in ancient times. The first prototype of a matreshka was brought from […]
Best Most Popular Soviet Union Cars Brands & Models: Lada, GAZ, ZAZ, Moskvich, Volga
Most Popular Soviet Cars List ZAZ Zaporozhets – rear-wheel-drive supermini car ZAZ968 – Year of manufacture: 1978 The first Zaporozhets came off the assembly line at the ZAZ factory in Soviet Ukraine in 1960. Its main prototype was Italian Fiat 600. It was commonplace to talk about a small Soviet car with disdain and joke, […]
10 of the Hardest Russian Words to Translate
Sometimes it can feel like translating between two languages is particularly difficult. Between keeping cultural references in context, making sure the feel of the translation remains the same as the original and finding just the right diction in the new tongue, it can be something of a juggling act. Then, certain languages throw a monkey […]
Top 10 Honeymoon Resorts of India
The honeymoon is a dream tour for newly married couples who eagerly look forward to it and plan many days before their wedding. A suitable honeymoon destination is one which is a blend of mesmerizing nature and ensures guarded privacy for the newly married pair. Honeymoon resorts make the beautiful experience a memory to last […]
Top 10 Russian Female Singers: Pop, Folk, Rock
Most popular Russian female singers, most of them are pop singers Famosa cantantes femeninas Rusas. Russische popsängerin, chanteuse russe populaire Zemfira – Земфира Zemfira burst into our lives like a hurricane, wiping off everything in its path. Deafening, mad, harsh vocals and caustic words, the image of a liberated girl, everyone was immediately attracted to […]
Top 5 Most Popular Typical Russian/Soviet Souvenirs and Gifts
The proverb «Give a piece of iron to a Tula resident and he will make a new samovar from it for you» isn’t known by everyone. A unique piece of work, first brought into the world in 1778 due to the creativity of Russian master Nazar Lisitsin, samovars are known all around the world. Read […]
Why Are Russian Subways So Deep in Moscow and St. Petersburg? Russian Metro Depth
Why Russian subways are so deep? This explains by geological conditions: Moskva river in Moscow, Neva river and swampy ground in St. Peterburg. Constructors had to dig subway tunnels under the rivers. Russian metro depth Most station depth rarely exceeds 50 meters in Moscow, average depth in Petersburg is 60 meters. Admiralteyskaya (86 metres (282 […]
Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia Tourist Attractions, Weather, Temperature
Yakutsk is located on the left bank of the Lena. It’s the largest city in the zone of perpetual conge-lation. It was founded by a yenisey Cossack. Then this burg became a center of the Yakutskoye office of voevode. Field men, service class men and peasants-settlers came over the Urals and moved to the east […]
Most Delicious Russian Food. Traditional Russian Cuisine Dishes
There have been many dishes from Russia made popular over the years in other cultures and they all have a unique Russian feel. There have been many dishes from Russia made popular over the years in other cultures and they all have a unique Russian feel. If you travel to Russia you will see how […]
Top 10 Most Popular Funny Russian Memes 2019 (In Russian with English translation)
Phrases which we hear while watching videos on the Internet often become catch. People love them so much that say them appropriately and inappropriately. We can see these phrases on T-shirts. The phrase “Who are you? Come on! Good-bye!” became one of such phrases. This phrase is a popular meme and it’s used in funny […]
Top 10 Real Estate Companies/Agencies in Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg 2019
If you are going to buy, sell or rent commercial/residential real estate in Russia, you are welcome to use the legal and consulting services of some of the largest real estate companies available. We found information about a range of companies which have been operating and providing their clients with comprehensive services on the real […]