In Russian Orthodox churches, an ancient language, which was created in the ninth century by the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius, is still spoken today.

The end of the turbulent 1990s saw the second year of Putin as president of the country, the first cooperation with NATO and a tragic terrorist attack in Moscow.

Britain did not want to put up with the growing influence of the Russians and was ready to start World War III as early as 1945. Only a sober assessment of the size and power of the Red Army stopped it.

Russia has always been a multinational country. Besides numerous indigenous peoples, there are communities from neighboring states.

Wedding feasts in Russia lasted from several days up to a week, so the variety of dishes that were presented was a display of wealth of the newlyweds’ families and many dishes were meant to bless the marriage with happiness and rich offspring to the future family.