Russia Beyond

8 Soviet women who were FIRST in their field (PHOTOS)

Successful politicians, scientists and sculptors - the history of the new Soviet state would be unthinkable without them.
History
Why Yakuts celebrate the New Year in the middle of summer

Many Yakuts still retain their pagan faith and, every year, gather for their most important holiday - Yhyakh. It is an unforgettable event, including a ritual greeting of the sun, drinking kumis together and singing and dancing in a grandiose khorovod, a traditional round dance.
Travel
This great Soviet anesthesiologist defied Stalin and survived

Isaac Zhorov feared neither German captivity nor the wrath of the Soviet leader. What mattered most to him was justice.
History
What the popular ski resort Dombay looks like in summer (PHOTOS)

Many people associate Dombay exclusively with snow and only know it as one of the most popular ski resorts in Russia. But, in summer, with its fragrant alpine meadows, coniferous forests and mountain lakes, it is no less beautiful.
Travel
How Russian tsars used to get foreign envoys blind drunk

How does one find out what a foreign ambassador really has on his mind? One unleashes the envoy’s tongue with booze, Russian boyars and tsars thought.
History