From the Imperial times through the Soviet era and up to our days - we’ve taken a closer look at Russian brides and the outfits they wore on their very special occasion.

How to make a brownie sponge without tons of chocolate? Soviet women used the most basic ingredients to make a spectacular cake.

While the US chose monkeys for its space experiments, the USSR, after much chin-scratching, opted for dogs — but only strays could apply.

In a perfect world, it takes two to tango. But what if dancing is illegal? In the USSR, some popular dance styles of the time, such as the rock-n-roll and the twist, were banned and ended up part of underground culture. When cornered into surrender, Soviet hipsters were forced to set up secret dance rendezvous.

Historian and architecture expert William Brumfield discovers the dichotomy between natural environment and industrial landscape.