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 […]
The General Staff Building (Hermitage Branch): entrance, exhibitions, free admission days
The General Staff Building (Zdanie Glavnovo Shtaba) is a newly opened extension to the Hermitage museum and one of the most famous architectural monuments of St. Petersburg. It’s situated on Palace Square in front of the Winter Palace. Visiting the city during white nights can be very exciting. This Neoclassical building is a beautiful example […]
Russian Banya: History, Traditions, Health Benefits. Russian Bath House
In Russian fairytales Ivanushka asks Baba-Yaga for steaming in a banya first and then to ask him questions. These concepts about hospitality have been kept to our time. You can find records of “myl’nya” (which is a derivative of a “mylo” (a soap)) in the ancient chronicles of XI-XII centuries in which there is a […]
How to Survive a Russian Summer Camp
After a stressful year of teaching English in China, I needed a break. Not only was I grinding my teeth at night, but I had started unconsciously yanking out my eyebrow hair in a stress-based fugue state. It was not a good time for me, so I decided to declutter my life and spend a […]
Famous Russian Political Quotes
Great people and politicians go down in history not only due to their actions but also due to troublesome statements. Politicians say funny phrases. Incautious statements can become metaphors. Brilliant ones can become memes. It’s that case when we couldn’t say better. Russian Prime-Minister Dmitriy Medvedev’s statement takes the first place in the unofficial rating […]
11 Cities that Will Host the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Host Cities Map
Now that the summer Olympics have ended, the world is looking forward to the 2018 World Cup (football world championship) that will be held in Russia. Whether you are planning to watch a live match or you’re following in television, you be immersed in the world of these 11 Russian host cities. Read this guide […]
Best Soviet comedy movies. Humor in the Soviet Union
Funny Soviet movies The main character of the film Dzhentimeny udachi, the famous gangster nicknamed Dozent, stole Alexander III of Macedonia’s helmet. The law-enforcement agencies came up with a plan to put harmless kindergarten principal Troshkin, who looks like the malefactor to Dozent’s companions, in jail in order to wrangle valuable information about the location […]
Russian Presidents Names, Timeline, Terms. First Russian President
The Russian federation held the first elections of presidents in 1991. Who was the first president of Russia? Boris Yeltsin: He was born in year 1931 and after his graduation he worked for a long time in Sverdlovsk region. He was an active member of the Soviet communist party and held the office of the […]