The world’s modern petroleum industry was born in the Russian Empire and soon became the most important pillar on which the Russian economy still stands.

Speaking another language can be hard enough, but singing in a different tongue is only for the brave. Here are a few musicians from the USSR who tried their luck performing in English, and some even made their mark on the charts.

There are a few monarchs from the Romanov dynasty who have been unfairly forgotten. Russia Beyond is correcting this injustice.

You probably didn’t know, but the horror genre in Russia is more than 150 years old. To celebrate Stephen King's 70th anniversary Russia Beyond challenges you to read these horror novels written by Russian writers.

Brutal macho men scare off Russian hooligans, an FBI Special Agent dreams about his parallel Russian life, and an MMA fighter cheers up Russian men. What other things do foreign celebrities do to sell goods made in Russia?