Russia Beyond

Top 10 most decorated Russian filmmakers

When it comes to prestigious movie awards, there’s no escaping the limelight for directors, who, just like attention-loving actors, also need to get their “fifteen minutes of fame” from time to time. Let’s just applaud them!
Culture
These celebrities are crazy about Russian literature

Hollywood actors and famous Western writers and directors love Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky... and not only.
Culture
7 Russian dishes for religious holidays

It’s impossible to imagine Christmas or Easter in Russia without these culinary classics.
Russian Kitchen
Who lives in the Moscow Kremlin NOWADAYS?

In the days of the Russian tsars, and even during the Bolshevik era, the territory inside the Kremlin walls was a residential microdistrict with actual apartments. What became of all that?
Lifestyle
Revolt and primordial instincts: A brief history of Russian-style anarchy

Russian anarchists developed the movement's philosophy not only in word, but also in deed: Mikhail Bakunin nearly staged a revolution with the help of Swiss watchmakers, while Pyotr Kropotkin made a daring escape from the Peter and Paul Fortress.
History