When you need an easy way to prepare a great dinner, think about this delicious casserole. One look at our recipe and your mouth will water.

Today it’s hard to believe that these classic works of Russian art could have once stirred up a storm of controversy among their contemporaries. But now they’re among some of the most celebrated and cherished works of Russian art. 

Do you work all year round without a holiday? In Soviet times, such a state of affairs was unimaginable. Paid vacations were one of the “great socialist victories” of the USSR.

And who taught the future great writer and gambler to play cards?

You won’t find things like parades or happy workers with banners in Vladimir Bogdanov’s photos. Instead, he captured the real life of his native Leningrad: magical embankments, small courtyards and simple people going about their busy days.