The Red Army understood that it was capable of beating the Wehrmacht way back in November of 1941, when they managed to free Rostov-on-Don from Nazi Germany’s forces.

Sandwiched between Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, Kabardino-Balkaria and Georgia, Karachay-Cherkessia is a republic in the north of the Caucasus mountains that is a real heaven for mountain lovers both in winter and in summer.

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.

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